Native/Alaskan vs Immigrants from Ecuador Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 508,142,680 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Natives/Alaskans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.424 and weighted average of 3.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 270,711,574 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ecuador and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.192 and weighted average of 3.8%, a difference of 28.7%.

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Natives/Alaskans are Pennsylvania German (3.0%, a difference of 0.56%), Fijian (2.9%, a difference of 1.0%), Arapaho (2.9%, a difference of 2.8%), Navajo (2.9%, a difference of 2.9%), and Immigrants from Central America (2.9%, a difference of 3.0%).

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ecuador are Alaskan Athabascan (3.8%, a difference of 0.020%), Native Hawaiian (3.8%, a difference of 0.020%), Guamanian/Chamorro (3.8%, a difference of 0.10%), British West Indian (3.8%, a difference of 0.23%), and Immigrants from Bahamas (3.8%, a difference of 0.53%).