Immigrants from West Indies vs West Indian Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 72,397,749 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from West Indies and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.702 and weighted average of 1.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 252,865,047 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of West Indians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.394 and weighted average of 1.6%, a difference of 4.7%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from West Indies are Chippewa (1.5%, a difference of 0.26%), Central American Indian (1.5%, a difference of 0.48%), Immigrants from Cambodia (1.5%, a difference of 0.53%), Trinidadian and Tobagonian (1.5%, a difference of 0.53%), and American (1.5%, a difference of 0.66%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to West Indians are Immigrants from Congo (1.6%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Panama (1.6%, a difference of 0.19%), Cheyenne (1.6%, a difference of 0.38%), Ottawa (1.6%, a difference of 0.59%), and Native Hawaiian (1.6%, a difference of 0.72%).