Somali vs Immigrants from Senegal 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 89,977,778 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Senegal and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.271 and weighted average of 1.9%, a difference of 11.0%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Somali	Immigrants from Senegal
Minimum	0.094%	0.31%
Maximum	3.8%	3.7%
Range	3.7%	3.4%
Mean	1.4%	1.7%
Median	1.4%	1.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.70%	0.98%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.9%	2.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.2%	1.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.84%	0.92%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.83%	0.91%

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 Senegal by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Senegal are Immigrants from Syria (1.9%, a difference of 0.25%), Kenyan (1.9%, a difference of 0.27%), Luxembourger (1.9%, a difference of 0.33%), Immigrants from Moldova (2.0%, a difference of 0.45%), and Sierra Leonean (2.0%, a difference of 0.66%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Africa	87.0 /100 \| #140	Excellent 2.0%
Senegalese	86.7 /100 \| #141	Excellent 2.0%
Italians	86.0 /100 \| #142	Excellent 2.0%
Sierra Leoneans	85.1 /100 \| #143	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Moldova	84.3 /100 \| #144	Excellent 2.0%
Kenyans	83.6 /100 \| #145	Excellent 1.9%
Immigrants \| Syria	83.6 /100 \| #146	Excellent 1.9%
Immigrants \| Senegal	82.5 /100 \| #147	Excellent 1.9%
Luxembourgers	81.1 /100 \| #148	Excellent 1.9%
Basques	76.9 /100 \| #149	Good 1.9%
English	75.9 /100 \| #150	Good 1.9%
Albanians	74.8 /100 \| #151	Good 1.9%
Immigrants \| Kenya	74.3 /100 \| #152	Good 1.9%
Immigrants \| Oceania	74.0 /100 \| #153	Good 1.9%
Immigrants \| Albania	72.8 /100 \| #154	Good 1.9%