Afghan vs Nonimmigrants Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 148,659,746 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Afghans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.287 and weighted average of 2.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 553,265,434 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Nonimmigrants and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.428 and weighted average of 1.7%, a difference of 17.1%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Afghan	Nonimmigrants
Minimum	0.32%	0.18%
Maximum	3.7%	2.9%
Range	3.4%	2.8%
Mean	1.8%	1.6%
Median	1.8%	1.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.2%	1.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.4%	2.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.1%	0.73%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.79%	0.57%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.78%	0.56%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Afghans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Afghans are Immigrants from Africa (2.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Senegalese (2.0%, a difference of 0.16%), Swiss (2.0%, a difference of 0.23%), Swedish (2.0%, a difference of 0.32%), and South American Indian (2.0%, a difference of 0.32%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
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%
Immigrants \| Moldova	84.3 /100 \| #144	Excellent 2.0%
Kenyans	83.6 /100 \| #145	Excellent 1.9%
Immigrants \| Syria	83.6 /100 \| #146	Excellent 1.9%

Demographics Similar to Nonimmigrants by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Nonimmigrants are Immigrants from Venezuela (1.7%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Uruguay (1.7%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina (1.7%, a difference of 0.53%), Immigrants from Poland (1.7%, a difference of 0.75%), and Immigrants from Iraq (1.7%, a difference of 0.85%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Pueblo	14.2 /100 \| #214	Poor 1.7%
Alaskan Athabascans	13.8 /100 \| #215	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	13.5 /100 \| #216	Poor 1.7%
Spanish Americans	12.9 /100 \| #217	Poor 1.7%
Tlingit-Haida	11.9 /100 \| #218	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Iraq	10.7 /100 \| #219	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	9.2 /100 \| #220	Tragic 1.7%
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	8.8 /100 \| #221	Tragic 1.7%
Immigrants \| Venezuela	8.7 /100 \| #222	Tragic 1.7%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	7.8 /100 \| #223	Tragic 1.7%
Immigrants \| Poland	7.4 /100 \| #224	Tragic 1.7%
Immigrants \| Colombia	6.7 /100 \| #225	Tragic 1.7%
Osage	6.5 /100 \| #226	Tragic 1.7%
Panamanians	6.3 /100 \| #227	Tragic 1.7%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	5.9 /100 \| #228	Tragic 1.7%