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Correlations with: xian:Heidegger

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 External world:non-skeptical realism0.11
non-skeptical realism not non-skeptical realism
Heidegger
41.6%(5/12)
50%(6/12)
not Heidegger
83.6%(755/903)
12.6%(114/903)
Response pairs: 915   p-value: < 0.001
Science:scientific anti-realism0.09
scientific realism scientific anti-realism
Heidegger
50%(6/12)
41.6%(5/12)
not Heidegger
77.7%(695/894)
14.8%(133/894)
Response pairs: 906   p-value: 0.006
not Moral judgment:cognitivism0.089
cognitivism non-cognitivism
Heidegger
36.3%(4/11)
45.4%(5/11)
not Heidegger
71.6%(619/864)
20%(173/864)
Response pairs: 875   p-value: 0.008
External world:idealism0.086
idealism not idealism
Heidegger
25%(3/12)
66.6%(8/12)
not Heidegger
4%(37/903)
92.1%(832/903)
Response pairs: 915   p-value: 0.009
Perceptual experience:disjunctivism0.085
disjunctivism not disjunctivism
Heidegger
57.1%(4/7)
42.8%(3/7)
not Heidegger
13.8%(98/709)
70.5%(500/709)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.022
Time:A-theory0.084
A-theory B-theory
Heidegger
~66.6%(~2/3)
~33.3%(~1/3)
not Heidegger
29.4%(171/580)
46.3%(269/580)
Response pairs: 583   p-value: 0.042
Knowledge claims:contextualism0.082
contextualism not contextualism
Heidegger
~87.5%(~7/8)
~12.5%(~1/8)
not Heidegger
46.2%(366/792)
42.2%(335/792)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.02
Metaphilosophy:non-naturalism0.077
non-naturalism naturalism
Heidegger
63.6%(7/11)
36.3%(4/11)
not Heidegger
28.1%(238/844)
56.3%(476/844)
Response pairs: 855   p-value: 0.024
Mind:non-physicalism0.076
non-physicalism physicalism
Heidegger
58.3%(7/12)
25%(3/12)
not Heidegger
27.3%(248/906)
61%(553/906)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.021
not Knowledge claims:invariantism0.069
invariantism not invariantism
Heidegger
~12.5%(~1/8)
~87.5%(~7/8)
not Heidegger
36.6%(290/792)
51.8%(411/792)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.051
Trolley problem:don't switch0.065
switch don't switch
Heidegger
45.4%(5/11)
~9%(~1/11)
not Heidegger
74.3%(634/853)
11.6%(99/853)
Response pairs: 864   p-value: 0.056
Knowledge:rationalism0.064
empiricism rationalism
Heidegger
~8.3%(~1/12)
50%(6/12)
not Heidegger
42.2%(383/907)
34.2%(311/907)
Response pairs: 919   p-value: 0.052
Newcomb's problem:one box0.061
one box two boxes
Heidegger
~0%(~0/1)
~100%(~1/1)
not Heidegger
30.2%(200/662)
45.7%(303/662)
Response pairs: 663   p-value: 0.116
Logic:non-classical0.057
non-classical classical
Heidegger
37.5%(3/8)
50%(4/8)
not Heidegger
23.6%(188/795)
61.1%(486/795)
Response pairs: 803   p-value: 0.106
Aesthetic value:objective0.056
subjective objective
Heidegger
25%(3/12)
66.6%(8/12)
not Heidegger
38.7%(342/883)
46%(407/883)
Response pairs: 895   p-value: 0.094
not Normative ethics:consequentialism0.055
consequentialism not consequentialism
Heidegger
~10%(~1/10)
~90%(~9/10)
not Heidegger
27.8%(220/790)
58.2%(460/790)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.12
Moral motivation:internalism0.053
externalism internalism
Heidegger
~10%(~1/10)
60%(6/10)
not Heidegger
38.4%(292/760)
44%(335/760)
Response pairs: 770   p-value: 0.141
Normative ethics:virtue ethics0.052
virtue ethics not virtue ethics
Heidegger
40%(4/10)
40%(4/10)
not Heidegger
20.8%(165/790)
65.1%(515/790)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.141

Philosophical orientation

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
AOS:Continental Philosophy0.452
Continental Philosophy not Continental Philosophy
Heidegger
66.6%(8/12)
33.3%(4/12)
not Heidegger
1.8%(17/919)
98.1%(902/919)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
tradition:continental0.381
continental analytic
Heidegger
~91.6%(~11/12)
~8.3%(~1/12)
not Heidegger
2.6%(24/919)
89%(818/919)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
xian:Husserl0.172
Husserl not Husserl
Heidegger
~8.3%(~1/12)
~91.6%(~11/12)
not Heidegger
0.8%(8/919)
99.1%(911/919)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
AOS:19th Century Philosophy0.122
19th Century Philosophy not 19th Century Philosophy
Heidegger
25%(3/12)
75%(9/12)
not Heidegger
3.6%(34/919)
96.3%(885/919)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
xian:Nietzsche0.11
Nietzsche not Nietzsche
Heidegger
~8.3%(~1/12)
~91.6%(~11/12)
not Heidegger
2%(19/919)
97.9%(900/919)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
xian:Kant0.074
Kant not Kant
Heidegger
33.3%(4/12)
66.6%(8/12)
not Heidegger
11.8%(109/919)
88.1%(810/919)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.023
AOS:20th Century Philosophy0.066
20th Century Philosophy not 20th Century Philosophy
Heidegger
~8.3%(~1/12)
~91.6%(~11/12)
not Heidegger
4.3%(40/919)
95.6%(879/919)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.044
not AOS:Metaphysics0.066
Metaphysics not Metaphysics
Heidegger
~8.3%(~1/12)
~91.6%(~11/12)
not Heidegger
25.4%(234/919)
74.5%(685/919)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.044
not AOS:Philosophy of Language0.054
Philosophy of Language not Philosophy of Language
Heidegger
~8.3%(~1/12)
~91.6%(~11/12)
not Heidegger
18.7%(172/919)
81.2%(747/919)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.099

Background questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
nationality_region:United States0.074
United States not United States
Heidegger
~91.6%(~11/12)
~8.3%(~1/12)
not Heidegger
50.4%(464/919)
49.5%(455/919)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.023
response_time0.068
response_time ≥ median response_time < median
Heidegger
~91.6%(~11/12)
~8.3%(~1/12)
not Heidegger
49.6%(443/893)
50.3%(450/893)
Response pairs: 905   p-value: 0.04