Immigrants from Laos vs Nicaraguan Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 200,482,890 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.199 and weighted average of 1.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 283,726,433 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Nicaraguans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.103 and weighted average of 1.5%, a difference of 9.0%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	Nicaraguan
Minimum	0.18%	0.20%
Maximum	3.8%	10.6%
Range	3.6%	10.4%
Mean	1.1%	1.6%
Median	1.00%	1.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.64%	0.78%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.4%	1.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.72%	0.94%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.67%	1.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.67%	1.6%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Laos by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Cuban (1.4%, a difference of 0.050%), Guyanese (1.4%, a difference of 0.30%), Pennsylvania German (1.4%, a difference of 0.31%), Immigrants from Grenada (1.4%, a difference of 0.41%), and Mexican American Indian (1.4%, a difference of 0.45%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
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%
Mexican American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #304	Tragic 1.4%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.1 /100 \| #305	Tragic 1.4%
Guyanese	0.1 /100 \| #306	Tragic 1.4%
Cubans	0.1 /100 \| #307	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.1 /100 \| #308	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Grenada	0.1 /100 \| #309	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.1 /100 \| #310	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Honduras	0.1 /100 \| #311	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.1 /100 \| #312	Tragic 1.4%
Menominee	0.1 /100 \| #313	Tragic 1.4%
Dominicans	0.1 /100 \| #314	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Azores	0.1 /100 \| #315	Tragic 1.4%

Demographics Similar to Nicaraguans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Nicaraguans are Blackfeet (1.5%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Bahamas (1.5%, a difference of 0.47%), Chickasaw (1.5%, a difference of 0.64%), Immigrants from Liberia (1.5%, a difference of 0.78%), and Immigrants from Portugal (1.5%, a difference of 0.79%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.9 /100 \| #258	Tragic 1.5%
Liberians	0.9 /100 \| #259	Tragic 1.5%
Japanese	0.9 /100 \| #260	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.8 /100 \| #261	Tragic 1.5%
Chickasaw	0.7 /100 \| #262	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.7 /100 \| #263	Tragic 1.5%
Blackfeet	0.7 /100 \| #264	Tragic 1.5%
Nicaraguans	0.6 /100 \| #265	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.5 /100 \| #266	Tragic 1.5%
Kiowa	0.5 /100 \| #267	Tragic 1.5%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.5 /100 \| #268	Tragic 1.5%
Crow	0.5 /100 \| #269	Tragic 1.5%
Salvadorans	0.5 /100 \| #270	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	0.5 /100 \| #271	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Barbados	0.4 /100 \| #272	Tragic 1.5%