Somali vs Immigrants from West Indies 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 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 15.1%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Somali	Immigrants from West Indies
Minimum	0.094%	0.40%
Maximum	3.8%	6.4%
Range	3.7%	6.0%
Mean	1.4%	1.6%
Median	1.4%	1.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.70%	0.74%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.9%	1.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.2%	1.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.84%	1.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.83%	1.5%

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 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%