Central American vs Immigrants from South Central Asia Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 493,729,899 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Central Americans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.248 and weighted average of 1.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 467,603,630 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South Central Asia and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.312 and weighted average of 2.6%, a difference of 80.5%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Central American	Immigrants from South Central Asia
Minimum	0.21%	0.30%
Maximum	3.0%	13.8%
Range	2.8%	13.5%
Mean	1.2%	3.4%
Median	1.2%	2.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.69%	2.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.5%	3.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.85%	1.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.63%	2.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.63%	2.0%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Central Americans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Central Americans are Jamaican (1.5%, a difference of 0.040%), British West Indian (1.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Malaysian (1.5%, a difference of 0.070%), Tohono O'odham (1.5%, a difference of 0.10%), and Ecuadorian (1.5%, a difference of 0.16%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Paiute	0.4 /100 \| #276	Tragic 1.5%
Bahamians	0.4 /100 \| #277	Tragic 1.5%
Hawaiians	0.4 /100 \| #278	Tragic 1.5%
Marshallese	0.4 /100 \| #279	Tragic 1.5%
Ecuadorians	0.4 /100 \| #280	Tragic 1.5%
Tohono O'odham	0.4 /100 \| #281	Tragic 1.5%
British West Indians	0.3 /100 \| #282	Tragic 1.5%
Central Americans	0.3 /100 \| #283	Tragic 1.5%
Jamaicans	0.3 /100 \| #284	Tragic 1.5%
Malaysians	0.3 /100 \| #285	Tragic 1.5%
Cherokee	0.3 /100 \| #286	Tragic 1.5%
Cajuns	0.3 /100 \| #287	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	0.3 /100 \| #288	Tragic 1.4%
Cape Verdeans	0.3 /100 \| #289	Tragic 1.4%
Choctaw	0.3 /100 \| #290	Tragic 1.4%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South Central Asia by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South Central Asia are Immigrants from Korea (2.6%, a difference of 0.040%), Burmese (2.6%, a difference of 0.26%), Immigrants from Turkey (2.6%, a difference of 0.57%), Turkish (2.7%, a difference of 1.4%), and Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (2.7%, a difference of 2.0%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Mongolians	100.0 /100 \| #22	Exceptional 2.8%
Immigrants \| Denmark	100.0 /100 \| #23	Exceptional 2.8%
Israelis	100.0 /100 \| #24	Exceptional 2.7%
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	100.0 /100 \| #25	Exceptional 2.7%
Turks	100.0 /100 \| #26	Exceptional 2.7%
Immigrants \| Turkey	100.0 /100 \| #27	Exceptional 2.6%
Burmese	100.0 /100 \| #28	Exceptional 2.6%
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	100.0 /100 \| #29	Exceptional 2.6%
Immigrants \| Korea	100.0 /100 \| #30	Exceptional 2.6%
Latvians	100.0 /100 \| #31	Exceptional 2.6%
Immigrants \| Northern Europe	100.0 /100 \| #32	Exceptional 2.6%
Cambodians	100.0 /100 \| #33	Exceptional 2.6%
Cypriots	100.0 /100 \| #34	Exceptional 2.6%
Immigrants \| Malaysia	100.0 /100 \| #35	Exceptional 2.6%
Immigrants \| Spain	100.0 /100 \| #36	Exceptional 2.6%