Immigrants vs Japanese Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 551,358,177 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.315 and weighted average of 1.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 247,895,827 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Japanese and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.066 and weighted average of 1.5%, a difference of 20.4%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants	Japanese
Minimum	0.18%	0.29%
Maximum	4.4%	4.9%
Range	4.2%	4.6%
Mean	1.6%	1.3%
Median	1.7%	1.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.2%	0.69%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.0%	1.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.74%	0.80%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.64%	0.87%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.64%	0.85%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants are Scandinavian (1.8%, a difference of 0.26%), Immigrants from Afghanistan (1.8%, a difference of 0.29%), Ghanaian (1.8%, a difference of 0.31%), French (1.8%, a difference of 0.38%), and Iraqi (1.8%, a difference of 0.44%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Thailand	49.4 /100 \| #175	Average 1.8%
Spanish	49.3 /100 \| #176	Average 1.8%
Iraqis	49.2 /100 \| #177	Average 1.8%
French	48.8 /100 \| #178	Average 1.8%
Ghanaians	48.3 /100 \| #179	Average 1.8%
Scandinavians	48.0 /100 \| #180	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	46.2 /100 \| #181	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	44.3 /100 \| #182	Average 1.8%
Finns	42.1 /100 \| #183	Average 1.8%
Nigerians	39.9 /100 \| #184	Fair 1.8%
Slovaks	36.4 /100 \| #185	Fair 1.8%
Peruvians	34.4 /100 \| #186	Fair 1.8%
Czechoslovakians	33.0 /100 \| #187	Fair 1.8%
Germans	30.5 /100 \| #188	Fair 1.8%

Demographics Similar to Japanese by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Japanese are Liberian (1.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from West Indies (1.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Chippewa (1.5%, a difference of 0.38%), Immigrants from Portugal (1.5%, a difference of 0.46%), and Central American Indian (1.5%, a difference of 0.60%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Americans	1.0 /100 \| #253	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	1.0 /100 \| #254	Tragic 1.5%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	1.0 /100 \| #255	Tragic 1.5%
Central American Indians	1.0 /100 \| #256	Tragic 1.5%
Chippewa	0.9 /100 \| #257	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.9 /100 \| #258	Tragic 1.5%
Liberians	0.9 /100 \| #259	Tragic 1.5%
Japanese	0.9 /100 \| #260	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.8 /100 \| #261	Tragic 1.5%
Chickasaw	0.7 /100 \| #262	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.7 /100 \| #263	Tragic 1.5%
Blackfeet	0.7 /100 \| #264	Tragic 1.5%
Nicaraguans	0.6 /100 \| #265	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.5 /100 \| #266	Tragic 1.5%
Kiowa	0.5 /100 \| #267	Tragic 1.5%