Sri Lankan vs Immigrants from Latin America Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 435,479,359 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Sri Lankans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.454 and weighted average of 1.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 538,199,058 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Latin America and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.537 and weighted average of 1.3%, a difference of 43.2%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Sri Lankan	Immigrants from Latin America
Minimum	0.22%	0.19%
Maximum	3.6%	2.4%
Range	3.4%	2.2%
Mean	1.4%	1.0%
Median	1.5%	0.97%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.83%	0.65%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.0%	1.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.2%	0.68%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.75%	0.50%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.74%	0.50%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Sri Lankans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Sri Lankans are Macedonian (1.9%, a difference of 0.10%), Spaniard (1.9%, a difference of 0.49%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%, a difference of 0.51%), Vietnamese (1.9%, a difference of 0.82%), and Celtic (1.9%, a difference of 1.0%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	68.8 /100 \| #161	Good 1.9%
Irish	67.5 /100 \| #162	Good 1.9%
Czechs	67.3 /100 \| #163	Good 1.9%
Celtics	66.7 /100 \| #164	Good 1.9%
Scotch-Irish	63.6 /100 \| #165	Good 1.9%
Spaniards	63.5 /100 \| #166	Good 1.9%
Macedonians	60.9 /100 \| #167	Good 1.9%
Sri Lankans	60.3 /100 \| #168	Good 1.9%
Vietnamese	54.8 /100 \| #169	Average 1.9%
Costa Ricans	53.3 /100 \| #170	Average 1.8%
Bermudans	52.1 /100 \| #171	Average 1.8%
Belgians	50.3 /100 \| #172	Average 1.8%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Latin America by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Latin America are Yup'ik (1.3%, a difference of 0.010%), Haitian (1.3%, a difference of 0.23%), Inupiat (1.3%, a difference of 0.28%), Hispanic or Latino (1.3%, a difference of 0.86%), and Immigrants from Cabo Verde (1.3%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic 1.3%
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Cabo Verde	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 1.3%
Hispanics or Latinos	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 1.3%
Inupiat	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 1.3%
Haitians	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 1.3%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 1.3%
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 1.3%
Nepalese	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 1.3%
Bangladeshis	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 1.2%
Puget Sound Salish	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 1.2%