Turkish vs Eastern European Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 271,099,789 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Turks and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.137 and weighted average of 2.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 454,559,491 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Eastern Europeans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.400 and weighted average of 2.8%, a difference of 5.8%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Turks are Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (2.7%, a difference of 0.52%), Immigrants from Turkey (2.6%, a difference of 0.87%), Burmese (2.6%, a difference of 1.2%), Immigrants from South Central Asia (2.6%, a difference of 1.4%), and Immigrants from Korea (2.6%, a difference of 1.5%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Eastern Europeans are Immigrants from India (2.8%, a difference of 0.32%), Immigrants from Australia (2.8%, a difference of 0.70%), Immigrants from Sri Lanka (2.8%, a difference of 0.94%), Immigrants from Japan (2.8%, a difference of 1.3%), and Immigrants from France (2.9%, a difference of 1.5%).