Scandinavian vs Immigrants from West Indies 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 72,397,749 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from West Indies and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.702 and weighted average of 1.5%, a difference of 20.6%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scandinavian	Immigrants from West Indies
Minimum	0.41%	0.40%
Maximum	18.8%	6.4%
Range	18.4%	6.0%
Mean	3.0%	1.6%
Median	1.8%	1.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.3%	0.74%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.7%	1.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.4%	1.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	3.6%	1.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	3.6%	1.5%

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 West Indies by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from West Indies are Liberian (1.5%, a difference of 0.030%), Japanese (1.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Chippewa (1.5%, a difference of 0.26%), Central American Indian (1.5%, a difference of 0.48%), and Immigrants from Cambodia (1.5%, a difference of 0.53%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Apache	1.3 /100 \| #251	Tragic 1.5%
Yuman	1.1 /100 \| #252	Tragic 1.5%
Americans	1.0 /100 \| #253	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	1.0 /100 \| #254	Tragic 1.5%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	1.0 /100 \| #255	Tragic 1.5%
Central American Indians	1.0 /100 \| #256	Tragic 1.5%
Chippewa	0.9 /100 \| #257	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.9 /100 \| #258	Tragic 1.5%
Liberians	0.9 /100 \| #259	Tragic 1.5%
Japanese	0.9 /100 \| #260	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.8 /100 \| #261	Tragic 1.5%
Chickasaw	0.7 /100 \| #262	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.7 /100 \| #263	Tragic 1.5%
Blackfeet	0.7 /100 \| #264	Tragic 1.5%
Nicaraguans	0.6 /100 \| #265	Tragic 1.5%