Portuguese vs Immigrants from Ecuador 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 269,753,528 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ecuador and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.225 and weighted average of 1.4%, a difference of 24.3%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Portuguese	Immigrants from Ecuador
Minimum	0.14%	0.16%
Maximum	3.7%	2.0%
Range	3.5%	1.8%
Mean	1.4%	1.2%
Median	1.3%	1.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.93%	0.84%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.8%	1.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.86%	0.62%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.75%	0.42%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.74%	0.42%

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 Ecuador by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ecuador are Tsimshian (1.4%, a difference of 0.22%), Guatemalan (1.4%, a difference of 0.23%), Puerto Rican (1.4%, a difference of 0.63%), Samoan (1.4%, a difference of 0.94%), and Belizean (1.4%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Cape Verdeans	0.3 /100 \| #289	Tragic 1.4%
Choctaw	0.3 /100 \| #290	Tragic 1.4%
Blacks/African Americans	0.3 /100 \| #291	Tragic 1.4%
Alaska Natives	0.3 /100 \| #292	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.2 /100 \| #293	Tragic 1.4%
Samoans	0.2 /100 \| #294	Tragic 1.4%
Guatemalans	0.2 /100 \| #295	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	0.2 /100 \| #296	Tragic 1.4%
Tsimshian	0.2 /100 \| #297	Tragic 1.4%
Puerto Ricans	0.1 /100 \| #298	Tragic 1.4%
Belizeans	0.1 /100 \| #299	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.1 /100 \| #300	Tragic 1.4%
Hondurans	0.1 /100 \| #301	Tragic 1.4%
Shoshone	0.1 /100 \| #302	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.1 /100 \| #303	Tragic 1.4%