Liberian vs Immigrants from Africa Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 117,723,889 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Liberians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.302 and weighted average of 1.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 463,247,736 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Africa and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.137 and weighted average of 2.0%, a difference of 29.4%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Liberian	Immigrants from Africa
Minimum	0.049%	0.20%
Maximum	5.5%	4.2%
Range	5.4%	4.0%
Mean	1.3%	1.7%
Median	1.3%	1.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.74%	1.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.7%	2.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.96%	1.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.92%	0.78%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.91%	0.77%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Liberians by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Liberians are Immigrants from West Indies (1.5%, a difference of 0.030%), Japanese (1.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Chippewa (1.5%, a difference of 0.28%), Central American Indian (1.5%, a difference of 0.51%), and Trinidadian and Tobagonian (1.5%, a difference of 0.55%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Yuman	1.1 /100 \| #252	Tragic 1.5%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Africa by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Africa are Senegalese (2.0%, a difference of 0.070%), Afghan (2.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Italian (2.0%, a difference of 0.28%), Swiss (2.0%, a difference of 0.31%), and South American Indian (2.0%, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	89.3 /100 \| #133	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	88.9 /100 \| #134	Excellent 2.0%
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%