Portuguese vs Immigrants from Laos 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 200,482,890 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.199 and weighted average of 1.4%, a difference of 27.3%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Portuguese	Immigrants from Laos
Minimum	0.14%	0.18%
Maximum	3.7%	3.8%
Range	3.5%	3.6%
Mean	1.4%	1.1%
Median	1.3%	1.00%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.93%	0.64%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.8%	1.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.86%	0.72%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.75%	0.67%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.74%	0.67%

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 Laos by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Cuban (1.4%, a difference of 0.050%), Guyanese (1.4%, a difference of 0.30%), Pennsylvania German (1.4%, a difference of 0.31%), Immigrants from Grenada (1.4%, a difference of 0.41%), and Mexican American Indian (1.4%, a difference of 0.45%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
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%
Mexican American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #304	Tragic 1.4%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.1 /100 \| #305	Tragic 1.4%
Guyanese	0.1 /100 \| #306	Tragic 1.4%
Cubans	0.1 /100 \| #307	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.1 /100 \| #308	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Grenada	0.1 /100 \| #309	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.1 /100 \| #310	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Honduras	0.1 /100 \| #311	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.1 /100 \| #312	Tragic 1.4%
Menominee	0.1 /100 \| #313	Tragic 1.4%
Dominicans	0.1 /100 \| #314	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Azores	0.1 /100 \| #315	Tragic 1.4%