Immigrants vs Sierra Leonean 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 83,237,718 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Sierra Leoneans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.428 and weighted average of 2.0%, a difference of 7.0%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants	Sierra Leonean
Minimum	0.18%	0.21%
Maximum	4.4%	4.7%
Range	4.2%	4.5%
Mean	1.6%	1.7%
Median	1.7%	1.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.2%	1.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.0%	2.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.74%	1.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.64%	0.95%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.64%	0.94%

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 Sierra Leoneans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Sierra Leoneans are Immigrants from Moldova (2.0%, a difference of 0.21%), Italian (2.0%, a difference of 0.25%), Kenyan (1.9%, a difference of 0.39%), Immigrants from Syria (1.9%, a difference of 0.41%), and Senegalese (2.0%, a difference of 0.46%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Swedes	88.3 /100 \| #136	Excellent 2.0%
South American Indians	88.3 /100 \| #137	Excellent 2.0%
Swiss	88.0 /100 \| #138	Excellent 2.0%
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%