Immigrants from Portugal vs Puerto Rican 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 514,802,619 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.282 and weighted average of 1.4%, a difference of 8.0%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Portugal	Puerto Rican
Minimum	0.14%	0.063%
Maximum	3.6%	4.7%
Range	3.5%	4.7%
Mean	1.2%	1.2%
Median	1.1%	0.99%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.64%	0.69%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.8%	1.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.2%	0.71%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.75%	0.89%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.75%	0.89%

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 Puerto Ricans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Tsimshian (1.4%, a difference of 0.41%), Belizean (1.4%, a difference of 0.43%), Immigrants from Ecuador (1.4%, a difference of 0.63%), Immigrants from Guatemala (1.4%, a difference of 0.76%), and Honduran (1.4%, a difference of 0.83%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Blacks/African Americans	0.3 /100 \| #291	Tragic 1.4%
Alaska Natives	0.3 /100 \| #292	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.2 /100 \| #293	Tragic 1.4%
Samoans	0.2 /100 \| #294	Tragic 1.4%
Guatemalans	0.2 /100 \| #295	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	0.2 /100 \| #296	Tragic 1.4%
Tsimshian	0.2 /100 \| #297	Tragic 1.4%
Puerto Ricans	0.1 /100 \| #298	Tragic 1.4%
Belizeans	0.1 /100 \| #299	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.1 /100 \| #300	Tragic 1.4%
Hondurans	0.1 /100 \| #301	Tragic 1.4%
Shoshone	0.1 /100 \| #302	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.1 /100 \| #303	Tragic 1.4%
Mexican American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #304	Tragic 1.4%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.1 /100 \| #305	Tragic 1.4%