Immigrants from South Africa vs Scandinavian Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 232,384,340 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South Africa and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.543 and weighted average of 2.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 462,476,987 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Scandinavians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.306 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 33.3%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South Africa	Scandinavian
Minimum	0.27%	0.41%
Maximum	5.3%	18.8%
Range	5.1%	18.4%
Mean	2.4%	3.0%
Median	2.2%	1.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.1%	1.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.5%	2.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.4%	1.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.4%	3.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.4%	3.6%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South Africa by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South Africa are Immigrants from Austria (2.4%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Western Europe (2.4%, a difference of 0.36%), Asian (2.4%, a difference of 0.57%), Immigrants from Asia (2.4%, a difference of 0.70%), and Immigrants from Netherlands (2.5%, a difference of 1.5%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Russians	100.0 /100 \| #38	Exceptional 2.6%
Immigrants \| Ireland	100.0 /100 \| #39	Exceptional 2.5%
Estonians	100.0 /100 \| #40	Exceptional 2.5%
Immigrants \| Russia	100.0 /100 \| #41	Exceptional 2.5%
New Zealanders	100.0 /100 \| #42	Exceptional 2.5%
Soviet Union	100.0 /100 \| #43	Exceptional 2.5%
Immigrants \| Netherlands	100.0 /100 \| #44	Exceptional 2.5%
Immigrants \| South Africa	100.0 /100 \| #45	Exceptional 2.4%
Immigrants \| Austria	100.0 /100 \| #46	Exceptional 2.4%
Immigrants \| Western Europe	100.0 /100 \| #47	Exceptional 2.4%
Asians	100.0 /100 \| #48	Exceptional 2.4%
Immigrants \| Asia	100.0 /100 \| #49	Exceptional 2.4%
Immigrants \| Norway	100.0 /100 \| #50	Exceptional 2.4%
Australians	100.0 /100 \| #51	Exceptional 2.4%
Bulgarians	100.0 /100 \| #52	Exceptional 2.4%

Demographics Similar to Scandinavians by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Scandinavians are Ghanaian (1.8%, a difference of 0.050%), French (1.8%, a difference of 0.12%), Iraqi (1.8%, a difference of 0.18%), Spanish (1.8%, a difference of 0.19%), and Immigrants from Thailand (1.8%, a difference of 0.21%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Norwegians	50.0 /100 \| #173	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Thailand	49.4 /100 \| #175	Average 1.8%
Spanish	49.3 /100 \| #176	Average 1.8%
Iraqis	49.2 /100 \| #177	Average 1.8%
French	48.8 /100 \| #178	Average 1.8%
Ghanaians	48.3 /100 \| #179	Average 1.8%
Scandinavians	48.0 /100 \| #180	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	46.2 /100 \| #181	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	44.3 /100 \| #182	Average 1.8%
Finns	42.1 /100 \| #183	Average 1.8%
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%