Puerto Rican vs Immigrants from Yemen Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 514,802,619 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.282 and weighted average of 1.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 82,189,372 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Yemen and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.197 and weighted average of 1.4%, a difference of 2.3%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Tsimshian (1.4%, a difference of 0.41%), Belizean (1.4%, a difference of 0.43%), Immigrants from Ecuador (1.4%, a difference of 0.63%), Immigrants from Guatemala (1.4%, a difference of 0.76%), and Honduran (1.4%, a difference of 0.83%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Yemen are Alaska Native (1.4%, a difference of 0.59%), Samoan (1.4%, a difference of 0.71%), Black/African American (1.4%, a difference of 0.76%), Choctaw (1.4%, a difference of 0.99%), and Cape Verdean (1.4%, a difference of 1.0%).