Immigrants from Western Africa vs Scotch-Irish 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 527,994,945 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.755 and weighted average of 1.9%, a difference of 8.8%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Western Africa	Scotch-Irish
Minimum	0.21%	0.30%
Maximum	3.7%	41.7%
Range	3.5%	41.4%
Mean	1.4%	3.6%
Median	1.4%	1.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.90%	1.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.8%	3.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.92%	1.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.70%	5.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.69%	5.9%

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 Scotch-Irish by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Spaniard (1.9%, a difference of 0.020%), Macedonian (1.9%, a difference of 0.41%), Celtic (1.9%, a difference of 0.49%), Sri Lankan (1.9%, a difference of 0.51%), and Czech (1.9%, a difference of 0.58%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Hungarians	71.7 /100 \| #158	Good 1.9%
Slovenes	70.2 /100 \| #159	Good 1.9%
Welsh	69.7 /100 \| #160	Good 1.9%
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	68.8 /100 \| #161	Good 1.9%
Irish	67.5 /100 \| #162	Good 1.9%
Czechs	67.3 /100 \| #163	Good 1.9%
Celtics	66.7 /100 \| #164	Good 1.9%
Scotch-Irish	63.6 /100 \| #165	Good 1.9%
Spaniards	63.5 /100 \| #166	Good 1.9%
Macedonians	60.9 /100 \| #167	Good 1.9%
Sri Lankans	60.3 /100 \| #168	Good 1.9%
Vietnamese	54.8 /100 \| #169	Average 1.9%
Costa Ricans	53.3 /100 \| #170	Average 1.8%
Bermudans	52.1 /100 \| #171	Average 1.8%
Belgians	50.3 /100 \| #172	Average 1.8%