U.S. Virgin Islander vs Immigrants from Ecuador Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 87,354,838 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of U.S. Virgin Islanders and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.174 and weighted average of 1.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 269,753,528 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ecuador and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.225 and weighted average of 1.4%, a difference of 5.0%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	U.S. Virgin Islander	Immigrants from Ecuador
Minimum	0.26%	0.16%
Maximum	3.7%	2.0%
Range	3.4%	1.8%
Mean	1.3%	1.2%
Median	1.3%	1.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.87%	0.84%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.7%	1.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.80%	0.62%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.67%	0.42%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.66%	0.42%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to U.S. Virgin Islanders by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to U.S. Virgin Islanders are Kiowa (1.5%, a difference of 0.0%), Crow (1.5%, a difference of 0.090%), Salvadoran (1.5%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (1.5%, a difference of 0.19%), and Immigrants from Barbados (1.5%, a difference of 0.27%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
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%
Sioux	0.4 /100 \| #273	Tragic 1.5%
Yaqui	0.4 /100 \| #274	Tragic 1.5%
Aleuts	0.4 /100 \| #275	Tragic 1.5%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Ecuador by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ecuador are Tsimshian (1.4%, a difference of 0.22%), Guatemalan (1.4%, a difference of 0.23%), Puerto Rican (1.4%, a difference of 0.63%), Samoan (1.4%, a difference of 0.94%), and Belizean (1.4%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Cape Verdeans	0.3 /100 \| #289	Tragic 1.4%
Choctaw	0.3 /100 \| #290	Tragic 1.4%
Blacks/African Americans	0.3 /100 \| #291	Tragic 1.4%
Alaska Natives	0.3 /100 \| #292	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.2 /100 \| #293	Tragic 1.4%
Samoans	0.2 /100 \| #294	Tragic 1.4%
Guatemalans	0.2 /100 \| #295	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	0.2 /100 \| #296	Tragic 1.4%
Tsimshian	0.2 /100 \| #297	Tragic 1.4%
Puerto Ricans	0.1 /100 \| #298	Tragic 1.4%
Belizeans	0.1 /100 \| #299	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.1 /100 \| #300	Tragic 1.4%
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%