Scandinavian vs White/Caucasian 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 553,713,140 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Whites/Caucasians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.604 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 4.4%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Scandinavians are Immigrants (1.8%, a difference of 0.26%), Immigrants from Afghanistan (1.8%, a difference of 0.55%), Finnish (1.8%, a difference of 0.89%), Nigerian (1.8%, a difference of 1.2%), and Slovak (1.8%, a difference of 1.8%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Whites/Caucasians are Immigrants from South America (1.8%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Ghana (1.8%, a difference of 0.40%), Chinese (1.8%, a difference of 0.48%), Subsaharan African (1.8%, a difference of 0.49%), and Immigrants from Somalia (1.8%, a difference of 0.56%).