Immigrants from Northern Africa vs Moroccan Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 319,875,205 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Northern Africa and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.321 and weighted average of 2.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,333,401 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Moroccans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.437 and weighted average of 2.0%, a difference of 5.2%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Northern Africa are Immigrants from Eritrea (2.1%, a difference of 0.13%), Armenian (2.1%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Egypt (2.1%, a difference of 0.39%), Immigrants from Eastern Europe (2.1%, a difference of 0.39%), and Immigrants from Eastern Africa (2.1%, a difference of 0.43%).

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Moroccans are Ute (2.0%, a difference of 0.11%), Jordanian (2.0%, a difference of 0.42%), Palestinian (2.0%, a difference of 0.45%), Croatian (2.0%, a difference of 0.58%), and Immigrants from Zaire (2.0%, a difference of 0.87%).