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Correlations with: xian:Mill

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
Normative ethics:consequentialism0.133
consequentialism not consequentialism
Mill
46.1%(18/39)
35.8%(14/39)
not Mill
26.5%(202/761)
59.6%(454/761)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: < 0.001
A priori knowledge:no0.131
no yes
Mill
40.4%(17/42)
47.6%(20/42)
not Mill
18%(158/876)
74.3%(651/876)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: < 0.001
Knowledge:empiricism0.099
rationalism empiricism
Mill
17%(7/41)
65.8%(27/41)
not Mill
35.4%(311/878)
40.6%(357/878)
Response pairs: 919   p-value: 0.002
God:atheism0.097
atheism theism
Mill
~97.5%(~40/41)
~2.4%(~1/41)
not Mill
72.9%(639/876)
18.1%(159/876)
Response pairs: 917   p-value: 0.003
Moral motivation:externalism0.097
internalism externalism
Mill
31.5%(12/38)
60.5%(23/38)
not Mill
45%(330/732)
36.8%(270/732)
Response pairs: 770   p-value: 0.007
Abstract objects:nominalism0.089
nominalism Platonism
Mill
51.2%(20/39)
30.7%(12/39)
not Mill
38.9%(333/855)
50.7%(434/855)
Response pairs: 894   p-value: 0.007
Metaphilosophy:naturalism0.085
non-naturalism naturalism
Mill
16.2%(6/37)
81%(30/37)
not Mill
29.2%(239/818)
55%(450/818)
Response pairs: 855   p-value: 0.012
Analytic-synthetic distinction:no0.082
no yes
Mill
42.8%(18/42)
45.2%(19/42)
not Mill
26.9%(237/878)
67.4%(592/878)
Response pairs: 920   p-value: 0.012
Mind:physicalism0.079
physicalism non-physicalism
Mill
73.1%(30/41)
9.7%(4/41)
not Mill
56.8%(499/877)
31.6%(278/877)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.016
Personal identity:psychological view0.077
psychological view not psychological view
Mill
55.5%(20/36)
27.7%(10/36)
not Mill
37.7%(293/777)
41.3%(321/777)
Response pairs: 813   p-value: 0.028
Perceptual experience:sense-datum theory0.074
sense-datum theory not sense-datum theory
Mill
10.3%(3/29)
68.9%(20/29)
not Mill
3.7%(26/687)
80.9%(556/687)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.047
Logic:non-classical0.074
classical non-classical
Mill
51.6%(16/31)
32.2%(10/31)
not Mill
66.3%(512/772)
18.5%(143/772)
Response pairs: 803   p-value: 0.036
Truth:epistemic0.072
epistemic not epistemic
Mill
17.9%(7/39)
79.4%(31/39)
not Mill
6.9%(57/824)
86.8%(716/824)
Response pairs: 863   p-value: 0.034
Laws of nature:Humean0.071
Humean non-Humean
Mill
42.1%(16/38)
44.7%(17/38)
not Mill
26%(215/826)
64.5%(533/826)
Response pairs: 864   p-value: 0.036
Proper names:Millian0.07
Millian Fregean
Mill
59.3%(19/32)
25%(8/32)
not Mill
41.5%(312/751)
41.6%(313/751)
Response pairs: 783   p-value: 0.05
not Knowledge claims:invariantism0.07
invariantism not invariantism
Mill
23%(9/39)
71.7%(28/39)
not Mill
36.9%(281/761)
51.2%(390/761)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.047
not Normative ethics:virtue ethics0.069
virtue ethics not virtue ethics
Mill
7.6%(3/39)
74.3%(29/39)
not Mill
21.8%(166/761)
64.3%(490/761)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.051
Knowledge claims:contextualism0.066
contextualism not contextualism
Mill
64.1%(25/39)
30.7%(12/39)
not Mill
45.7%(348/761)
42.4%(323/761)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.062
Trolley problem:switch0.064
switch don't switch
Mill
85%(34/40)
10%(4/40)
not Mill
73.4%(605/824)
11.6%(96/824)
Response pairs: 864   p-value: 0.06
not Free will:libertarianism0.063
libertarianism not libertarianism
Mill
~2.5%(~1/40)
87.5%(35/40)
not Mill
14.9%(128/859)
76.1%(654/859)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.059
Free will:compatibilism0.056
compatibilism not compatibilism
Mill
72.5%(29/40)
15%(6/40)
not Mill
60.6%(521/859)
30.3%(261/859)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.093
Politics:egalitarianism0.051
egalitarianism not egalitarianism
Mill
50%(20/40)
30%(12/40)
not Mill
42.7%(304/711)
39.6%(282/711)
Response pairs: 751   p-value: 0.162
Teletransporter:survival0.05
survival death
Mill
55.8%(19/34)
26.4%(9/34)
not Mill
40.9%(321/784)
37.5%(294/784)
Response pairs: 818   p-value: 0.153

Philosophical orientation

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
AOS:Social and Political Philosophy0.208
Social and Political Philosophy not Social and Political Philosophy
Mill
40.4%(17/42)
59.5%(25/42)
not Mill
9.3%(83/889)
90.6%(806/889)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
AOS:Normative Ethics0.199
Normative Ethics not Normative Ethics
Mill
47.6%(20/42)
52.3%(22/42)
not Mill
13.3%(119/889)
86.6%(770/889)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
AOS:Applied Ethics0.198
Applied Ethics not Applied Ethics
Mill
23.8%(10/42)
76.1%(32/42)
not Mill
3.7%(33/889)
96.2%(856/889)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
AOS:Philosophy of Law0.173
Philosophy of Law not Philosophy of Law
Mill
16.6%(7/42)
83.3%(35/42)
not Mill
2.3%(21/889)
97.6%(868/889)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
xian:Rawls0.152
Rawls not Rawls
Mill
19%(8/42)
80.9%(34/42)
not Mill
3.8%(34/889)
96.1%(855/889)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
metasurvey:accuracy-0.152
accuracy ≥ median accuracy < median
Mill
30%(3/10)
70%(7/10)
not Mill
51%(102/200)
49%(98/200)
Response pairs: 210   p-value: 0.027
xian:Hume0.126
Hume not Hume
Mill
35.7%(15/42)
64.2%(27/42)
not Mill
13.9%(124/889)
86%(765/889)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
AOS:Meta-Ethics0.089
Meta-Ethics not Meta-Ethics
Mill
23.8%(10/42)
76.1%(32/42)
not Mill
10.3%(92/889)
89.6%(797/889)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.006
not AOS:Philosophy of Mind0.084
Philosophy of Mind not Philosophy of Mind
Mill
~2.3%(~1/42)
~97.6%(~41/42)
not Mill
21.2%(189/889)
78.7%(700/889)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.01
AOS:Philosophy of Social Science0.071
Philosophy of Social Science not Philosophy of Social Science
Mill
7.1%(3/42)
92.8%(39/42)
not Mill
2%(18/889)
97.9%(871/889)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.03
not AOS:Logic and Philosophy of Logic0.071
Logic and Philosophy of Logic not Logic and Philosophy of Logic
Mill
~2.3%(~1/42)
~97.6%(~41/42)
not Mill
10.3%(92/889)
89.6%(797/889)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.03
not AOS:Metaphysics0.066
Metaphysics not Metaphysics
Mill
11.9%(5/42)
88%(37/42)
not Mill
25.7%(229/889)
74.2%(660/889)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.044
not AOS:Philosophy of Language0.063
Philosophy of Language not Philosophy of Language
Mill
7.1%(3/42)
92.8%(39/42)
not Mill
19%(169/889)
80.9%(720/889)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.054
xian:Marx0.062
Marx not Marx
Mill
~2.3%(~1/42)
~97.6%(~41/42)
not Mill
1.2%(11/889)
98.7%(878/889)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.058
AOS:19th Century Philosophy0.061
19th Century Philosophy not 19th Century Philosophy
Mill
9.5%(4/42)
90.4%(38/42)
not Mill
3.7%(33/889)
96.2%(856/889)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.062
not xian:Frege0.061
Frege not Frege
Mill
~2.3%(~1/42)
~97.6%(~41/42)
not Mill
7.8%(70/889)
92.1%(819/889)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.062
not AOS:Ancient Greek Philosophy0.059
Ancient Greek Philosophy not Ancient Greek Philosophy
Mill
~2.3%(~1/42)
~97.6%(~41/42)
not Mill
7.1%(64/889)
92.8%(825/889)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.071
not AOS:Philosophy of Religion0.05
Philosophy of Religion not Philosophy of Religion
Mill
~2.3%(~1/42)
~97.6%(~41/42)
not Mill
5.2%(47/889)
94.7%(842/889)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.127

Background questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
nationality_region:United States0.078
United States not United States
Mill
69%(29/42)
30.9%(13/42)
not Mill
50%(445/889)
49.9%(444/889)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.017
affil:region:United States0.077
United States not United States
Mill
78.5%(33/42)
21.4%(9/42)
not Mill
60.2%(536/889)
39.7%(353/889)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.018
not affil:region:United Kingdom0.069
United Kingdom not United Kingdom
Mill
7.1%(3/42)
92.8%(39/42)
not Mill
20.5%(183/889)
79.4%(706/889)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.035
not nationality_region:Europe0.05
Europe not Europe
Mill
~2.3%(~1/42)
~97.6%(~41/42)
not Mill
12.8%(114/889)
87.1%(775/889)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.127