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Correlations with: AOS:Metaphilosophy

N = 931 (target faculty). Cut-off = +/-0.05

n < 10 omitted. Some redundant or trivial correlations are not shown.

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Main Survey questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
not Perceptual experience:representationalism0.118
representationalism not representationalism
Metaphilosophy
~5.8%(~1/17)
76.4%(13/17)
not Metaphilosophy
41.7%(292/699)
42.7%(299/699)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.001
Truth:deflationary0.108
deflationary not deflationary
Metaphilosophy
60%(12/20)
30%(6/20)
not Metaphilosophy
25.9%(219/843)
68%(574/843)
Response pairs: 863   p-value: 0.001
not Truth:correspondence0.1
correspondence not correspondence
Metaphilosophy
20%(4/20)
70%(14/20)
not Metaphilosophy
55.6%(469/843)
38.4%(324/843)
Response pairs: 863   p-value: 0.003
Mental content:internalism0.084
externalism internalism
Metaphilosophy
33.3%(7/21)
47.6%(10/21)
not Metaphilosophy
60.4%(505/836)
25.1%(210/836)
Response pairs: 857   p-value: 0.013
Metaphilosophy:non-naturalism0.068
naturalism non-naturalism
Metaphilosophy
38%(8/21)
42.8%(9/21)
not Metaphilosophy
55.1%(460/834)
29.7%(248/834)
Response pairs: 855   p-value: 0.046
not Politics:egalitarianism0.062
egalitarianism not egalitarianism
Metaphilosophy
~6.6%(~1/15)
46.6%(7/15)
not Metaphilosophy
43.7%(322/736)
38.9%(287/736)
Response pairs: 751   p-value: 0.089
Politics:communitarianism0.059
communitarianism not communitarianism
Metaphilosophy
26.6%(4/15)
33.3%(5/15)
not Metaphilosophy
17.5%(129/736)
65.2%(480/736)
Response pairs: 751   p-value: 0.106
Zombies:metaphysically possible0.057
metaphysically possible not metaphysically possible
Metaphilosophy
33.3%(6/18)
33.3%(6/18)
not Metaphilosophy
26.1%(211/807)
60.5%(489/807)
Response pairs: 825   p-value: 0.101
Meta-ethics:moral anti-realism0.052
moral realism moral anti-realism
Metaphilosophy
40%(8/20)
50%(10/20)
not Metaphilosophy
59.2%(519/876)
32.1%(282/876)
Response pairs: 896   p-value: 0.119
God:theism0.051
atheism theism
Metaphilosophy
66.6%(14/21)
23.8%(5/21)
not Metaphilosophy
74.1%(664/896)
17.2%(155/896)
Response pairs: 917   p-value: 0.122

Philosophical orientation

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
xian:Wittgenstein0.117
Wittgenstein not Wittgenstein
Metaphilosophy
28.5%(6/21)
71.4%(15/21)
not Metaphilosophy
7.3%(67/910)
92.6%(843/910)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
AOS:Metaphysics0.062
Metaphysics not Metaphysics
Metaphilosophy
42.8%(9/21)
57.1%(12/21)
not Metaphilosophy
24.7%(225/910)
75.2%(685/910)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.058
xian:Kant0.054
Kant not Kant
Metaphilosophy
23.8%(5/21)
76.1%(16/21)
not Metaphilosophy
11.8%(108/910)
88.1%(802/910)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.099
xian:Husserl0.054
Husserl not Husserl
Metaphilosophy
~4.7%(~1/21)
~95.2%(~20/21)
not Metaphilosophy
0.9%(9/910)
99%(901/910)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.099
not AOS:Social and Political Philosophy0.052
Social and Political Philosophy not Social and Political Philosophy
Metaphilosophy
~4.7%(~1/21)
~95.2%(~20/21)
not Metaphilosophy
10.9%(100/910)
89%(810/910)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.112
not AOS:General Philosophy of Science0.05
General Philosophy of Science not General Philosophy of Science
Metaphilosophy
~4.7%(~1/21)
~95.2%(~20/21)
not Metaphilosophy
10.3%(94/910)
89.6%(816/910)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.127

Background questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
response_time0.085
response_time ≥ median response_time < median
Metaphilosophy
52.3%(11/21)
47.6%(10/21)
not Metaphilosophy
50%(442/884)
50%(442/884)
Response pairs: 905   p-value: 0.01
phd_region:Europe0.065
Europe not Europe
Metaphilosophy
14.2%(3/21)
85.7%(18/21)
not Metaphilosophy
4.7%(43/910)
95.2%(867/910)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.047
phd_region:Australasia0.054
Australasia not Australasia
Metaphilosophy
~4.7%(~1/21)
~95.2%(~20/21)
not Metaphilosophy
3%(28/910)
96.9%(882/910)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.099