Immigrants from Portugal vs Iraqi Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 173,995,851 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.399 and weighted average of 1.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 170,189,095 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Iraqis and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.175 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 21.5%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Portugal	Iraqi
Minimum	0.14%	0.073%
Maximum	3.6%	4.4%
Range	3.5%	4.3%
Mean	1.2%	1.7%
Median	1.1%	1.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.64%	1.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.8%	2.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.2%	1.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.75%	0.79%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.75%	0.79%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Portugal by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Chickasaw (1.5%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Bahamas (1.5%, a difference of 0.32%), Japanese (1.5%, a difference of 0.46%), Blackfeet (1.5%, a difference of 0.51%), and Liberian (1.5%, a difference of 0.56%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Cambodia	1.0 /100 \| #254	Tragic 1.5%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	1.0 /100 \| #255	Tragic 1.5%
Central American Indians	1.0 /100 \| #256	Tragic 1.5%
Chippewa	0.9 /100 \| #257	Tragic 1.5%
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%

Demographics Similar to Iraqis by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Iraqis are Spanish (1.8%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Thailand (1.8%, a difference of 0.030%), French (1.8%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (1.8%, a difference of 0.11%), and Norwegian (1.8%, a difference of 0.12%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
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%
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%