Scandinavian vs Immigrants from Sierra Leone Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 462,476,987 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Scandinavians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.306 and weighted average of 1.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 101,401,278 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sierra Leone and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.262 and weighted average of 2.0%, a difference of 8.5%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scandinavian	Immigrants from Sierra Leone
Minimum	0.41%	0.15%
Maximum	18.8%	5.4%
Range	18.4%	5.3%
Mean	3.0%	1.8%
Median	1.8%	1.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.3%	1.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.7%	2.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.4%	0.95%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	3.6%	0.95%
Standard Deviation (Population)	3.6%	0.94%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Scandinavians by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Scandinavians are Ghanaian (1.8%, a difference of 0.050%), French (1.8%, a difference of 0.12%), Iraqi (1.8%, a difference of 0.18%), Spanish (1.8%, a difference of 0.19%), and Immigrants from Thailand (1.8%, a difference of 0.21%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Norwegians	50.0 /100 \| #173	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Thailand	49.4 /100 \| #175	Average 1.8%
Spanish	49.3 /100 \| #176	Average 1.8%
Iraqis	49.2 /100 \| #177	Average 1.8%
French	48.8 /100 \| #178	Average 1.8%
Ghanaians	48.3 /100 \| #179	Average 1.8%
Scandinavians	48.0 /100 \| #180	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	46.2 /100 \| #181	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	44.3 /100 \| #182	Average 1.8%
Finns	42.1 /100 \| #183	Average 1.8%
Nigerians	39.9 /100 \| #184	Fair 1.8%
Slovaks	36.4 /100 \| #185	Fair 1.8%
Peruvians	34.4 /100 \| #186	Fair 1.8%
Czechoslovakians	33.0 /100 \| #187	Fair 1.8%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone are Canadian (2.0%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Ukraine (2.0%, a difference of 0.14%), Scottish (2.0%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Uzbekistan (2.0%, a difference of 0.33%), and Immigrants from Zaire (2.0%, a difference of 0.36%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Ute	93.2 /100 \| #124	Exceptional 2.0%
Moroccans	93.0 /100 \| #125	Exceptional 2.0%
Jordanians	92.1 /100 \| #126	Exceptional 2.0%
Palestinians	92.0 /100 \| #127	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Zaire	91.1 /100 \| #128	Exceptional 2.0%
Canadians	90.6 /100 \| #129	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Ukraine	90.5 /100 \| #130	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	90.2 /100 \| #131	Exceptional 2.0%
Scottish	89.4 /100 \| #132	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	89.3 /100 \| #133	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	88.9 /100 \| #134	Excellent 2.0%
Serbians	88.7 /100 \| #135	Excellent 2.0%
Swedes	88.3 /100 \| #136	Excellent 2.0%
South American Indians	88.3 /100 \| #137	Excellent 2.0%
Swiss	88.0 /100 \| #138	Excellent 2.0%