Syrian vs Immigrants from Afghanistan Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 265,258,861 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Syrians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.834 and weighted average of 2.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 147,399,207 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Afghanistan and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.044 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 13.8%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Syrian	Immigrants from Afghanistan
Minimum	0.24%	0.038%
Maximum	24.1%	6.2%
Range	23.9%	6.2%
Mean	2.7%	1.6%
Median	2.0%	1.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.4%	1.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.9%	2.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.5%	0.88%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	3.8%	0.86%
Standard Deviation (Population)	3.7%	0.85%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Syrians by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Syrians are Immigrants from Pakistan (2.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Brazilian (2.1%, a difference of 0.080%), Ukrainian (2.1%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Germany (2.1%, a difference of 0.21%), and Immigrants from Italy (2.1%, a difference of 0.21%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Arabs	97.8 /100 \| #105	Exceptional 2.1%
Sudanese	97.7 /100 \| #106	Exceptional 2.1%
Europeans	97.5 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Germany	97.3 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 2.1%
Ukrainians	97.2 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 2.1%
Brazilians	97.2 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Pakistan	97.1 /100 \| #111	Exceptional 2.1%
Syrians	97.1 /100 \| #112	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Italy	96.9 /100 \| #113	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Croatia	96.8 /100 \| #114	Exceptional 2.1%
Taiwanese	96.7 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 2.1%
Maltese	96.2 /100 \| #116	Exceptional 2.1%
Lebanese	96.0 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 2.1%
Icelanders	96.0 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 2.1%
Pakistanis	95.8 /100 \| #119	Exceptional 2.0%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Afghanistan by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Afghanistan are Immigrants (1.8%, a difference of 0.29%), Finnish (1.8%, a difference of 0.34%), Scandinavian (1.8%, a difference of 0.55%), Ghanaian (1.8%, a difference of 0.60%), and Nigerian (1.8%, a difference of 0.66%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Thailand	49.4 /100 \| #175	Average 1.8%
Spanish	49.3 /100 \| #176	Average 1.8%
Iraqis	49.2 /100 \| #177	Average 1.8%
French	48.8 /100 \| #178	Average 1.8%
Ghanaians	48.3 /100 \| #179	Average 1.8%
Scandinavians	48.0 /100 \| #180	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	46.2 /100 \| #181	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	44.3 /100 \| #182	Average 1.8%
Finns	42.1 /100 \| #183	Average 1.8%
Nigerians	39.9 /100 \| #184	Fair 1.8%
Slovaks	36.4 /100 \| #185	Fair 1.8%
Peruvians	34.4 /100 \| #186	Fair 1.8%
Czechoslovakians	33.0 /100 \| #187	Fair 1.8%
Germans	30.5 /100 \| #188	Fair 1.8%
French Canadians	30.2 /100 \| #189	Fair 1.8%