Swedish vs Immigrants from Laos Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 521,864,669 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Swedes and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.550 and weighted average of 2.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 200,482,890 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.199 and weighted average of 1.4%, a difference of 43.5%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Swedish	Immigrants from Laos
Minimum	0.16%	0.18%
Maximum	28.8%	3.8%
Range	28.6%	3.6%
Mean	2.8%	1.1%
Median	1.6%	1.00%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.0%	0.64%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.0%	1.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.98%	0.72%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.3%	0.67%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.2%	0.67%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Swedes by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Swedes are South American Indian (2.0%, a difference of 0.0%), Swiss (2.0%, a difference of 0.10%), Serbian (2.0%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Cameroon (2.0%, a difference of 0.21%), and Afghan (2.0%, a difference of 0.32%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Canadians	90.6 /100 \| #129	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Ukraine	90.5 /100 \| #130	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	90.2 /100 \| #131	Exceptional 2.0%
Scottish	89.4 /100 \| #132	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	89.3 /100 \| #133	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	88.9 /100 \| #134	Excellent 2.0%
Serbians	88.7 /100 \| #135	Excellent 2.0%
Swedes	88.3 /100 \| #136	Excellent 2.0%
South American Indians	88.3 /100 \| #137	Excellent 2.0%
Swiss	88.0 /100 \| #138	Excellent 2.0%
Afghans	87.2 /100 \| #139	Excellent 2.0%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Laos by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Cuban (1.4%, a difference of 0.050%), Guyanese (1.4%, a difference of 0.30%), Pennsylvania German (1.4%, a difference of 0.31%), Immigrants from Grenada (1.4%, a difference of 0.41%), and Mexican American Indian (1.4%, a difference of 0.45%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Hondurans	0.1 /100 \| #301	Tragic 1.4%
Shoshone	0.1 /100 \| #302	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.1 /100 \| #303	Tragic 1.4%
Mexican American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #304	Tragic 1.4%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.1 /100 \| #305	Tragic 1.4%
Guyanese	0.1 /100 \| #306	Tragic 1.4%
Cubans	0.1 /100 \| #307	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.1 /100 \| #308	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Grenada	0.1 /100 \| #309	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.1 /100 \| #310	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Honduras	0.1 /100 \| #311	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.1 /100 \| #312	Tragic 1.4%
Menominee	0.1 /100 \| #313	Tragic 1.4%
Dominicans	0.1 /100 \| #314	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Azores	0.1 /100 \| #315	Tragic 1.4%