Immigrants from Somalia vs Immigrants from Western Africa Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 91,934,011 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Somalia and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.299 and weighted average of 1.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 355,297,705 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.392 and weighted average of 1.7%, a difference of 2.5%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Somalia are Subsaharan African (1.8%, a difference of 0.070%), Chinese (1.8%, a difference of 0.070%), Uruguayan (1.8%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Ghana (1.8%, a difference of 0.16%), and German Russian (1.8%, a difference of 0.33%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Tongan (1.7%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Armenia (1.7%, a difference of 0.10%), Colombian (1.7%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from South Eastern Asia (1.7%, a difference of 0.22%), and Yugoslavian (1.7%, a difference of 0.47%).