Scandinavian vs Immigrants from Ecuador Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 462,476,987 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Scandinavians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.306 and weighted average of 1.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 269,753,528 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ecuador and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.225 and weighted average of 1.4%, a difference of 30.2%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scandinavian	Immigrants from Ecuador
Minimum	0.41%	0.16%
Maximum	18.8%	2.0%
Range	18.4%	1.8%
Mean	3.0%	1.2%
Median	1.8%	1.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.3%	0.84%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.7%	1.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.4%	0.62%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	3.6%	0.42%
Standard Deviation (Population)	3.6%	0.42%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Scandinavians by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Scandinavians are Ghanaian (1.8%, a difference of 0.050%), French (1.8%, a difference of 0.12%), Iraqi (1.8%, a difference of 0.18%), Spanish (1.8%, a difference of 0.19%), and Immigrants from Thailand (1.8%, a difference of 0.21%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
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%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Ecuador by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ecuador are Tsimshian (1.4%, a difference of 0.22%), Guatemalan (1.4%, a difference of 0.23%), Puerto Rican (1.4%, a difference of 0.63%), Samoan (1.4%, a difference of 0.94%), and Belizean (1.4%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Cape Verdeans	0.3 /100 \| #289	Tragic 1.4%
Choctaw	0.3 /100 \| #290	Tragic 1.4%
Blacks/African Americans	0.3 /100 \| #291	Tragic 1.4%
Alaska Natives	0.3 /100 \| #292	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.2 /100 \| #293	Tragic 1.4%
Samoans	0.2 /100 \| #294	Tragic 1.4%
Guatemalans	0.2 /100 \| #295	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	0.2 /100 \| #296	Tragic 1.4%
Tsimshian	0.2 /100 \| #297	Tragic 1.4%
Puerto Ricans	0.1 /100 \| #298	Tragic 1.4%
Belizeans	0.1 /100 \| #299	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.1 /100 \| #300	Tragic 1.4%
Hondurans	0.1 /100 \| #301	Tragic 1.4%
Shoshone	0.1 /100 \| #302	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.1 /100 \| #303	Tragic 1.4%