Somali vs Immigrants from Liberia Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,087,953 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Somalis and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.310 and weighted average of 1.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 134,868,003 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Liberia and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.648 and weighted average of 1.5%, a difference of 17.6%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Somali	Immigrants from Liberia
Minimum	0.094%	0.100%
Maximum	3.8%	2.2%
Range	3.7%	2.1%
Mean	1.4%	1.1%
Median	1.4%	1.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.70%	0.64%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.9%	1.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.2%	0.85%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.84%	0.51%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.83%	0.50%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Somalis by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Immigrants from Vietnam (1.8%, a difference of 0.030%), Portuguese (1.8%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Nigeria (1.8%, a difference of 0.28%), White/Caucasian (1.8%, a difference of 0.35%), and Venezuelan (1.7%, a difference of 0.41%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
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%
Tongans	15.1 /100 \| #210	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Armenia	15.1 /100 \| #211	Poor 1.7%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Liberia by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Liberia are Kiowa (1.5%, a difference of 0.65%), U.S. Virgin Islander (1.5%, a difference of 0.65%), Crow (1.5%, a difference of 0.74%), Salvadoran (1.5%, a difference of 0.77%), and Nicaraguan (1.5%, a difference of 0.78%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
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%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.5 /100 \| #266	Tragic 1.5%
Kiowa	0.5 /100 \| #267	Tragic 1.5%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.5 /100 \| #268	Tragic 1.5%
Crow	0.5 /100 \| #269	Tragic 1.5%
Salvadorans	0.5 /100 \| #270	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	0.5 /100 \| #271	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Barbados	0.4 /100 \| #272	Tragic 1.5%
Sioux	0.4 /100 \| #273	Tragic 1.5%