Immigrants from Dominican Republic vs Native/Alaskan Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 273,260,616 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Dominican Republic and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.256 and weighted average of 1.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 497,415,117 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Natives/Alaskans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.189 and weighted average of 1.3%, a difference of 3.5%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic are Immigrants from Caribbean (1.3%, a difference of 0.19%), Yakama (1.3%, a difference of 0.35%), Immigrants from Haiti (1.3%, a difference of 1.8%), Immigrants from Latin America (1.3%, a difference of 1.9%), and Yup'ik (1.3%, a difference of 1.9%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Natives/Alaskans are Immigrants from Belize (1.3%, a difference of 0.32%), Pima (1.3%, a difference of 0.39%), Immigrants from Cabo Verde (1.3%, a difference of 0.41%), Seminole (1.3%, a difference of 0.52%), and Dutch West Indian (1.3%, a difference of 0.58%).