Immigrants from Somalia vs Laotian 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 224,228,494 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Laotians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.380 and weighted average of 2.3%, a difference of 30.6%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Somalia	Laotian
Minimum	0.13%	0.80%
Maximum	3.1%	7.0%
Range	3.0%	6.2%
Mean	1.4%	2.4%
Median	1.4%	2.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.82%	1.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.9%	2.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.1%	1.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.72%	1.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.71%	1.4%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Somalia by Doctorate Degree

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%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
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%
Immigrants \| South America	23.3 /100 \| #199	Fair 1.8%
Whites/Caucasians	22.8 /100 \| #200	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	22.4 /100 \| #201	Fair 1.8%
Portuguese	21.4 /100 \| #202	Fair 1.8%

Demographics Similar to Laotians by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Laotians are Immigrants from Europe (2.3%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Greece (2.3%, a difference of 0.40%), Bhutanese (2.3%, a difference of 0.62%), Paraguayan (2.3%, a difference of 0.90%), and Argentinean (2.3%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Czechoslovakia	100.0 /100 \| #56	Exceptional 2.4%
Immigrants \| Ethiopia	100.0 /100 \| #57	Exceptional 2.4%
Ethiopians	99.9 /100 \| #58	Exceptional 2.3%
South Africans	99.9 /100 \| #59	Exceptional 2.3%
Immigrants \| Serbia	99.9 /100 \| #60	Exceptional 2.3%
Bhutanese	99.9 /100 \| #61	Exceptional 2.3%
Immigrants \| Europe	99.9 /100 \| #62	Exceptional 2.3%
Laotians	99.9 /100 \| #63	Exceptional 2.3%
Immigrants \| Greece	99.9 /100 \| #64	Exceptional 2.3%
Paraguayans	99.9 /100 \| #65	Exceptional 2.3%
Argentineans	99.9 /100 \| #66	Exceptional 2.3%
Zimbabweans	99.8 /100 \| #67	Exceptional 2.3%
Immigrants \| Kazakhstan	99.8 /100 \| #68	Exceptional 2.3%
Carpatho Rusyns	99.8 /100 \| #69	Exceptional 2.3%
Lithuanians	99.8 /100 \| #70	Exceptional 2.3%