Immigrants from Senegal vs South American Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 89,977,778 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Senegal and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.271 and weighted average of 1.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 486,603,366 people shows no correlation between the proportion of South Americans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.032 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 9.2%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Senegal	South American
Minimum	0.31%	0.049%
Maximum	3.7%	3.7%
Range	3.4%	3.7%
Mean	1.7%	1.5%
Median	1.7%	1.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.98%	1.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.2%	2.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.2%	0.93%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.92%	0.68%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.91%	0.68%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Senegal by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Senegal are Immigrants from Syria (1.9%, a difference of 0.25%), Kenyan (1.9%, a difference of 0.27%), Luxembourger (1.9%, a difference of 0.33%), Immigrants from Moldova (2.0%, a difference of 0.45%), and Sierra Leonean (2.0%, a difference of 0.66%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Africa	87.0 /100 \| #140	Excellent 2.0%
Senegalese	86.7 /100 \| #141	Excellent 2.0%
Italians	86.0 /100 \| #142	Excellent 2.0%
Sierra Leoneans	85.1 /100 \| #143	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Moldova	84.3 /100 \| #144	Excellent 2.0%
Kenyans	83.6 /100 \| #145	Excellent 1.9%
Immigrants \| Syria	83.6 /100 \| #146	Excellent 1.9%
Immigrants \| Senegal	82.5 /100 \| #147	Excellent 1.9%
Luxembourgers	81.1 /100 \| #148	Excellent 1.9%
Basques	76.9 /100 \| #149	Good 1.9%
English	75.9 /100 \| #150	Good 1.9%
Albanians	74.8 /100 \| #151	Good 1.9%
Immigrants \| Kenya	74.3 /100 \| #152	Good 1.9%
Immigrants \| Oceania	74.0 /100 \| #153	Good 1.9%
Immigrants \| Albania	72.8 /100 \| #154	Good 1.9%

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Immigrants from Costa Rica (1.8%, a difference of 0.12%), French Canadian (1.8%, a difference of 0.13%), German (1.8%, a difference of 0.18%), Dutch (1.8%, a difference of 0.39%), and German Russian (1.8%, a difference of 0.46%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Nigerians	39.9 /100 \| #184	Fair 1.8%
Slovaks	36.4 /100 \| #185	Fair 1.8%
Peruvians	34.4 /100 \| #186	Fair 1.8%
Czechoslovakians	33.0 /100 \| #187	Fair 1.8%
Germans	30.5 /100 \| #188	Fair 1.8%
French Canadians	30.2 /100 \| #189	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	30.2 /100 \| #190	Fair 1.8%
South Americans	29.5 /100 \| #191	Fair 1.8%
Dutch	27.4 /100 \| #192	Fair 1.8%
German Russians	27.1 /100 \| #193	Fair 1.8%
Uruguayans	26.2 /100 \| #194	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Somalia	25.4 /100 \| #195	Fair 1.8%
Sub-Saharan Africans	25.1 /100 \| #196	Fair 1.8%
Chinese	25.1 /100 \| #197	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Ghana	24.6 /100 \| #198	Fair 1.8%