Marshallese vs U.S. Virgin Islander Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 14,742,598 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Marshallese and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.319 and weighted average of 1.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 87,354,838 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of U.S. Virgin Islanders and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.174 and weighted average of 1.5%, a difference of 1.3%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Marshallese are Ecuadorian (1.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Tohono O'odham (1.5%, a difference of 0.080%), British West Indian (1.5%, a difference of 0.13%), Central American (1.5%, a difference of 0.18%), and Hawaiian (1.5%, a difference of 0.22%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to U.S. Virgin Islanders are Kiowa (1.5%, a difference of 0.0%), Crow (1.5%, a difference of 0.090%), Salvadoran (1.5%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (1.5%, a difference of 0.19%), and Immigrants from Barbados (1.5%, a difference of 0.27%).