Immigrants from Western Africa vs Ecuadorian Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 355,297,705 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.392 and weighted average of 1.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 316,205,329 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Ecuadorians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.293 and weighted average of 1.5%, a difference of 18.2%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Western Africa	Ecuadorian
Minimum	0.21%	0.16%
Maximum	3.7%	2.0%
Range	3.5%	1.9%
Mean	1.4%	1.1%
Median	1.4%	1.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.90%	0.83%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.8%	1.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.92%	0.68%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.70%	0.46%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.69%	0.45%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Tongan (1.7%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Armenia (1.7%, a difference of 0.10%), Colombian (1.7%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from South Eastern Asia (1.7%, a difference of 0.22%), and Korean (1.7%, a difference of 0.37%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
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%
Venezuelans	19.5 /100 \| #205	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Peru	17.6 /100 \| #206	Poor 1.7%
Yugoslavians	17.1 /100 \| #207	Poor 1.7%
Colombians	16.1 /100 \| #208	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	15.4 /100 \| #209	Poor 1.7%
Tongans	15.1 /100 \| #210	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Armenia	15.1 /100 \| #211	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	14.7 /100 \| #212	Poor 1.7%
Koreans	14.2 /100 \| #213	Poor 1.7%
Pueblo	14.2 /100 \| #214	Poor 1.7%
Alaskan Athabascans	13.8 /100 \| #215	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	13.5 /100 \| #216	Poor 1.7%

Demographics Similar to Ecuadorians by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Ecuadorians are Marshallese (1.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Tohono O'odham (1.5%, a difference of 0.060%), British West Indian (1.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Central American (1.5%, a difference of 0.16%), and Jamaican (1.5%, a difference of 0.20%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Sioux	0.4 /100 \| #273	Tragic 1.5%
Yaqui	0.4 /100 \| #274	Tragic 1.5%
Aleuts	0.4 /100 \| #275	Tragic 1.5%
Paiute	0.4 /100 \| #276	Tragic 1.5%
Bahamians	0.4 /100 \| #277	Tragic 1.5%
Hawaiians	0.4 /100 \| #278	Tragic 1.5%
Marshallese	0.4 /100 \| #279	Tragic 1.5%
Ecuadorians	0.4 /100 \| #280	Tragic 1.5%
Tohono O'odham	0.4 /100 \| #281	Tragic 1.5%
British West Indians	0.3 /100 \| #282	Tragic 1.5%
Central Americans	0.3 /100 \| #283	Tragic 1.5%
Jamaicans	0.3 /100 \| #284	Tragic 1.5%
Malaysians	0.3 /100 \| #285	Tragic 1.5%
Cherokee	0.3 /100 \| #286	Tragic 1.5%
Cajuns	0.3 /100 \| #287	Tragic 1.5%