Portuguese vs Immigrants from Dominican Republic Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 443,772,910 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Portuguese and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.270 and weighted average of 1.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 273,260,616 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Dominican Republic and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.256 and weighted average of 1.3%, a difference of 37.0%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Portuguese	Immigrants from Dominican Republic
Minimum	0.14%	0.033%
Maximum	3.7%	2.6%
Range	3.5%	2.6%
Mean	1.4%	1.0%
Median	1.3%	0.87%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.93%	0.56%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.8%	1.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.86%	0.99%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.75%	0.64%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.74%	0.64%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Portuguese by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Portuguese are Immigrants from Vietnam (1.8%, a difference of 0.020%), Somali (1.7%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Nigeria (1.8%, a difference of 0.23%), White/Caucasian (1.8%, a difference of 0.29%), and Immigrants from South America (1.8%, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Somalia	25.4 /100 \| #195	Fair 1.8%
Sub-Saharan Africans	25.1 /100 \| #196	Fair 1.8%
Chinese	25.1 /100 \| #197	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Ghana	24.6 /100 \| #198	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| South America	23.3 /100 \| #199	Fair 1.8%
Whites/Caucasians	22.8 /100 \| #200	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	22.4 /100 \| #201	Fair 1.8%
Portuguese	21.4 /100 \| #202	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	21.4 /100 \| #203	Fair 1.8%
Somalis	21.2 /100 \| #204	Fair 1.7%
Venezuelans	19.5 /100 \| #205	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Peru	17.6 /100 \| #206	Poor 1.7%
Yugoslavians	17.1 /100 \| #207	Poor 1.7%
Colombians	16.1 /100 \| #208	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	15.4 /100 \| #209	Poor 1.7%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic are Immigrants from Caribbean (1.3%, a difference of 0.19%), Yakama (1.3%, a difference of 0.35%), Immigrants from Haiti (1.3%, a difference of 1.8%), Immigrants from Latin America (1.3%, a difference of 1.9%), and Yup'ik (1.3%, a difference of 1.9%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
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%
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 1.2%
Immigrants \| Cuba	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 1.2%
Mexicans	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 1.2%