Immigrants from Portugal vs Brazilian Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 173,995,851 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.399 and weighted average of 1.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 322,140,848 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Brazilians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.368 and weighted average of 2.1%, a difference of 37.4%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Portugal	Brazilian
Minimum	0.14%	0.24%
Maximum	3.6%	4.3%
Range	3.5%	4.0%
Mean	1.2%	1.8%
Median	1.1%	1.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.64%	1.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.8%	2.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.2%	1.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.75%	0.83%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.75%	0.82%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Portugal by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Chickasaw (1.5%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Bahamas (1.5%, a difference of 0.32%), Japanese (1.5%, a difference of 0.46%), Blackfeet (1.5%, a difference of 0.51%), and Liberian (1.5%, a difference of 0.56%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Cambodia	1.0 /100 \| #254	Tragic 1.5%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	1.0 /100 \| #255	Tragic 1.5%
Central American Indians	1.0 /100 \| #256	Tragic 1.5%
Chippewa	0.9 /100 \| #257	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.9 /100 \| #258	Tragic 1.5%
Liberians	0.9 /100 \| #259	Tragic 1.5%
Japanese	0.9 /100 \| #260	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.8 /100 \| #261	Tragic 1.5%
Chickasaw	0.7 /100 \| #262	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.7 /100 \| #263	Tragic 1.5%
Blackfeet	0.7 /100 \| #264	Tragic 1.5%
Nicaraguans	0.6 /100 \| #265	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.5 /100 \| #266	Tragic 1.5%
Kiowa	0.5 /100 \| #267	Tragic 1.5%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.5 /100 \| #268	Tragic 1.5%

Demographics Similar to Brazilians by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Brazilians are Immigrants from Pakistan (2.1%, a difference of 0.060%), Ukrainian (2.1%, a difference of 0.070%), Syrian (2.1%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Germany (2.1%, a difference of 0.13%), and Immigrants from Italy (2.1%, a difference of 0.29%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Romanians	98.1 /100 \| #103	Exceptional 2.1%
Austrians	98.0 /100 \| #104	Exceptional 2.1%
Arabs	97.8 /100 \| #105	Exceptional 2.1%
Sudanese	97.7 /100 \| #106	Exceptional 2.1%
Europeans	97.5 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Germany	97.3 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 2.1%
Ukrainians	97.2 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 2.1%
Brazilians	97.2 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Pakistan	97.1 /100 \| #111	Exceptional 2.1%
Syrians	97.1 /100 \| #112	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Italy	96.9 /100 \| #113	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Croatia	96.8 /100 \| #114	Exceptional 2.1%
Taiwanese	96.7 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 2.1%
Maltese	96.2 /100 \| #116	Exceptional 2.1%
Lebanese	96.0 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 2.1%