Italian vs Immigrants from Latin America Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 549,362,939 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Italians 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 2.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 538,199,058 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Latin America and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.537 and weighted average of 1.3%, a difference of 50.4%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Italian	Immigrants from Latin America
Minimum	0.72%	0.19%
Maximum	12.5%	2.4%
Range	11.8%	2.2%
Mean	2.2%	1.0%
Median	1.9%	0.97%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.4%	0.65%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.1%	1.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.77%	0.68%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.8%	0.50%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.8%	0.50%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Italians by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Italians are Senegalese (2.0%, a difference of 0.21%), Sierra Leonean (2.0%, a difference of 0.25%), Immigrants from Africa (2.0%, a difference of 0.28%), Afghan (2.0%, a difference of 0.36%), and Immigrants from Moldova (2.0%, a difference of 0.46%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Serbians	88.7 /100 \| #135	Excellent 2.0%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Latin America by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Latin America are Yup'ik (1.3%, a difference of 0.010%), Haitian (1.3%, a difference of 0.23%), Inupiat (1.3%, a difference of 0.28%), Hispanic or Latino (1.3%, a difference of 0.86%), and Immigrants from Cabo Verde (1.3%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic 1.3%
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Cabo Verde	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 1.3%
Hispanics or Latinos	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 1.3%
Inupiat	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 1.3%
Haitians	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 1.3%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 1.3%
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 1.3%
Nepalese	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 1.3%
Bangladeshis	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 1.2%
Puget Sound Salish	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 1.2%