Immigrants from Syria vs Chinese Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 173,800,904 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Syria and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.338 and weighted average of 1.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 64,665,002 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Chinese and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.126 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 10.4%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Syria	Chinese
Minimum	0.24%	0.13%
Maximum	4.7%	4.1%
Range	4.5%	4.0%
Mean	1.9%	1.6%
Median	1.8%	1.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.5%	0.98%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.4%	2.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.92%	1.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.94%	0.86%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.93%	0.85%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Syria by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Syria are Kenyan (1.9%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Moldova (2.0%, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Senegal (1.9%, a difference of 0.25%), Sierra Leonean (2.0%, a difference of 0.41%), and Luxembourger (1.9%, a difference of 0.58%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Afghans	87.2 /100 \| #139	Excellent 2.0%
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%

Demographics Similar to Chinese by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Chinese are Subsaharan African (1.8%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Somalia (1.8%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Ghana (1.8%, a difference of 0.080%), Uruguayan (1.8%, a difference of 0.23%), and Immigrants from South America (1.8%, a difference of 0.37%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
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%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	21.4 /100 \| #203	Fair 1.8%
Somalis	21.2 /100 \| #204	Fair 1.7%