Norwegian vs Immigrants from Southern Europe Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 517,125,793 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Norwegians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.261 and weighted average of 1.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 399,415,289 people shows a perfect positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.964 and weighted average of 2.0%, a difference of 10.6%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Norwegian	Immigrants from Southern Europe
Minimum	0.14%	0.40%
Maximum	5.6%	100.0%
Range	5.4%	99.6%
Mean	1.4%	5.8%
Median	1.2%	1.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.85%	1.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.8%	2.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.95%	1.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.76%	18.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.76%	18.0%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Norwegians by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Norwegians are Immigrants from Bangladesh (1.8%, a difference of 0.0%), Belgian (1.8%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Thailand (1.8%, a difference of 0.090%), Spanish (1.8%, a difference of 0.10%), and Iraqi (1.8%, a difference of 0.12%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Spaniards	63.5 /100 \| #166	Good 1.9%
Macedonians	60.9 /100 \| #167	Good 1.9%
Sri Lankans	60.3 /100 \| #168	Good 1.9%
Vietnamese	54.8 /100 \| #169	Average 1.9%
Costa Ricans	53.3 /100 \| #170	Average 1.8%
Bermudans	52.1 /100 \| #171	Average 1.8%
Belgians	50.3 /100 \| #172	Average 1.8%
Norwegians	50.0 /100 \| #173	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 1.8%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Immigrants from Jordan (2.0%, a difference of 0.030%), Croatian (2.0%, a difference of 0.46%), Immigrants from Morocco (2.0%, a difference of 0.50%), Pakistani (2.0%, a difference of 0.79%), and Icelander (2.1%, a difference of 0.92%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
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%
Immigrants \| Morocco	95.5 /100 \| #120	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Jordan	94.8 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	94.7 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 2.0%
Croatians	94.0 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 2.0%
Ute	93.2 /100 \| #124	Exceptional 2.0%
Moroccans	93.0 /100 \| #125	Exceptional 2.0%
Jordanians	92.1 /100 \| #126	Exceptional 2.0%
Palestinians	92.0 /100 \| #127	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Zaire	91.1 /100 \| #128	Exceptional 2.0%
Canadians	90.6 /100 \| #129	Exceptional 2.0%