Immigrants from Southern Europe vs Immigrants from Western Asia Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 399,415,289 people shows a perfect positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.964 and weighted average of 2.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 401,633,885 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Asia and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.260 and weighted average of 2.2%, a difference of 10.5%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Immigrants from Jordan (2.0%, a difference of 0.030%), Croatian (2.0%, a difference of 0.46%), Immigrants from Morocco (2.0%, a difference of 0.50%), Pakistani (2.0%, a difference of 0.79%), and Icelander (2.1%, a difference of 0.92%).

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Asia are Immigrants from Hungary (2.2%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Lebanon (2.2%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from North America (2.2%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Bulgaria (2.3%, a difference of 0.24%), and Immigrants from Canada (2.3%, a difference of 0.32%).