Immigrants from Iraq vs Native/Alaskan Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 194,187,251 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Iraq and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.329 and weighted average of 1.7%. 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 28.1%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Iraq are Tlingit-Haida (1.7%, a difference of 0.46%), Immigrants from Uruguay (1.7%, a difference of 0.66%), Spanish American (1.7%, a difference of 0.84%), Nonimmigrants (1.7%, a difference of 0.85%), and Immigrants from Venezuela (1.7%, a difference of 0.92%).

In terms of doctorate degree, 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%).