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Correlations with: xian:Nietzsche

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
Science:scientific anti-realism0.141
scientific anti-realism scientific realism
Nietzsche
42.8%(9/21)
47.6%(10/21)
not Nietzsche
11.4%(101/885)
81.2%(719/885)
Response pairs: 906   p-value: < 0.001
Moral judgment:non-cognitivism0.139
non-cognitivism cognitivism
Nietzsche
52.3%(11/21)
38%(8/21)
not Nietzsche
18.5%(158/854)
73%(624/854)
Response pairs: 875   p-value: < 0.001
Abstract objects:nominalism0.131
nominalism Platonism
Nietzsche
80%(16/20)
~5%(~1/20)
not Nietzsche
38.5%(337/874)
51%(446/874)
Response pairs: 894   p-value: < 0.001
not Laws of nature:non-Humean0.097
non-Humean Humean
Nietzsche
36.8%(7/19)
57.8%(11/19)
not Nietzsche
62.2%(526/845)
28%(237/845)
Response pairs: 864   p-value: 0.004
not Knowledge claims:invariantism0.092
invariantism not invariantism
Nietzsche
~6.2%(~1/16)
75%(12/16)
not Nietzsche
36.7%(288/784)
51.7%(406/784)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.009
Meta-ethics:moral anti-realism0.092
moral realism moral anti-realism
Nietzsche
33.3%(7/21)
61.9%(13/21)
not Nietzsche
59.4%(520/875)
31.8%(279/875)
Response pairs: 896   p-value: 0.005
not Truth:correspondence0.091
correspondence not correspondence
Nietzsche
21%(4/19)
68.4%(13/19)
not Nietzsche
55.5%(469/844)
38.5%(325/844)
Response pairs: 863   p-value: 0.007
Knowledge claims:contextualism0.084
contextualism not contextualism
Nietzsche
68.7%(11/16)
18.7%(3/16)
not Nietzsche
46.1%(362/784)
42.3%(332/784)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.017
not External world:non-skeptical realism0.079
non-skeptical realism not non-skeptical realism
Nietzsche
66.6%(14/21)
28.5%(6/21)
not Nietzsche
83.4%(746/894)
12.7%(114/894)
Response pairs: 915   p-value: 0.016
not Normative ethics:deontology0.077
deontology not deontology
Nietzsche
~6.2%(~1/16)
81.2%(13/16)
not Nietzsche
30.6%(240/784)
55.3%(434/784)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.029
Truth:epistemic0.075
epistemic not epistemic
Nietzsche
21%(4/19)
68.4%(13/19)
not Nietzsche
7.1%(60/844)
86.9%(734/844)
Response pairs: 863   p-value: 0.027
Zombies:inconceivable0.073
inconceivable not inconceivable
Nietzsche
29.4%(5/17)
52.9%(9/17)
not Nietzsche
17.8%(144/808)
68.5%(554/808)
Response pairs: 825   p-value: 0.036
not Normative ethics:consequentialism0.072
consequentialism not consequentialism
Nietzsche
~6.2%(~1/16)
75%(12/16)
not Nietzsche
27.8%(218/784)
58.1%(456/784)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.041
Analytic-synthetic distinction:no0.067
no yes
Nietzsche
42.8%(9/21)
52.3%(11/21)
not Nietzsche
27.3%(246/899)
66.7%(600/899)
Response pairs: 920   p-value: 0.042
Trolley problem:don't switch0.066
don't switch switch
Nietzsche
15%(3/20)
55%(11/20)
not Nietzsche
8.5%(72/844)
77.3%(653/844)
Response pairs: 864   p-value: 0.052
Free will:no free will0.065
no free will free will
Nietzsche
38%(8/21)
57.1%(12/21)
not Nietzsche
12%(106/878)
78.7%(691/878)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.051
External world:idealism0.064
idealism not idealism
Nietzsche
14.2%(3/21)
80.9%(17/21)
not Nietzsche
4.1%(37/894)
92%(823/894)
Response pairs: 915   p-value: 0.052
Perceptual experience:sense-datum theory0.058
sense-datum theory not sense-datum theory
Nietzsche
~7.1%(~1/14)
71.4%(10/14)
not Nietzsche
3.9%(28/702)
80.6%(566/702)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.121
A priori knowledge:no0.056
no yes
Nietzsche
30%(6/20)
60%(12/20)
not Nietzsche
18.8%(169/898)
73.3%(659/898)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.089
not Free will:libertarianism0.055
libertarianism not libertarianism
Nietzsche
~4.7%(~1/21)
~95.2%(~20/21)
not Nietzsche
14.5%(128/878)
76.1%(669/878)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.099
Knowledge:empiricism0.054
rationalism empiricism
Nietzsche
15%(3/20)
60%(12/20)
not Nietzsche
35%(315/899)
41.3%(372/899)
Response pairs: 919   p-value: 0.101

Philosophical orientation

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
AOS:19th Century Philosophy0.265
19th Century Philosophy not 19th Century Philosophy
Nietzsche
38%(8/21)
61.9%(13/21)
not Nietzsche
3.1%(29/910)
96.8%(881/910)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
AOS:Continental Philosophy0.243
Continental Philosophy not Continental Philosophy
Nietzsche
28.5%(6/21)
71.4%(15/21)
not Nietzsche
2%(19/910)
97.9%(891/910)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
tradition:continental0.155
continental analytic
Nietzsche
23.8%(5/21)
61.9%(13/21)
not Nietzsche
3.1%(29/910)
88.6%(807/910)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
AOS:Aesthetics0.151
Aesthetics not Aesthetics
Nietzsche
23.8%(5/21)
76.1%(16/21)
not Nietzsche
3.6%(33/910)
96.3%(877/910)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
xian:Heidegger0.11
Heidegger not Heidegger
Nietzsche
~4.7%(~1/21)
~95.2%(~20/21)
not Nietzsche
1%(10/910)
98.9%(900/910)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
xian:Hegel0.091
Hegel not Hegel
Nietzsche
~4.7%(~1/21)
~95.2%(~20/21)
not Nietzsche
1.5%(14/910)
98.4%(896/910)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.005
xian:Plato0.08
Plato not Plato
Nietzsche
14.2%(3/21)
85.7%(18/21)
not Nietzsche
3.7%(34/910)
96.2%(876/910)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.014
AOS:20th Century Philosophy0.071
20th Century Philosophy not 20th Century Philosophy
Nietzsche
14.2%(3/21)
85.7%(18/21)
not Nietzsche
4.2%(39/910)
95.7%(871/910)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.03
not AOS:Metaphysics0.071
Metaphysics not Metaphysics
Nietzsche
~4.7%(~1/21)
~95.2%(~20/21)
not Nietzsche
25.6%(233/910)
74.3%(677/910)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.03
not AOS:Epistemology0.05
Epistemology not Epistemology
Nietzsche
~4.7%(~1/21)
~95.2%(~20/21)
not Nietzsche
17.4%(159/910)
82.5%(751/910)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.127

Background questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
nationality_region:Australasia0.057
Australasia not Australasia
Nietzsche
14.2%(3/21)
85.7%(18/21)
not Nietzsche
5.3%(49/910)
94.6%(861/910)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.082
not affil:region:United Kingdom0.057
United Kingdom not United Kingdom
Nietzsche
~4.7%(~1/21)
~95.2%(~20/21)
not Nietzsche
20.3%(185/910)
79.6%(725/910)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.082