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Correlations with: affil:region:Canada

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 Free will:libertarianism0.106
libertarianism not libertarianism
Canada
4%(3/75)
89.3%(67/75)
not Canada
15.1%(125/824)
75.4%(622/824)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.001
God:atheism0.086
theism atheism
Canada
6.3%(5/79)
87.3%(69/79)
not Canada
15.6%(131/838)
75.5%(633/838)
Response pairs: 917   p-value: 0.009
Free will:compatibilism0.083
compatibilism not compatibilism
Canada
76%(57/75)
17.3%(13/75)
not Canada
59.8%(493/824)
30.8%(254/824)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.012
not Personal identity:further-fact view0.078
further-fact view not further-fact view
Canada
6%(4/66)
77.2%(51/66)
not Canada
14.7%(110/747)
64.1%(479/747)
Response pairs: 813   p-value: 0.026
not Politics:libertarianism0.071
libertarianism not libertarianism
Canada
8.1%(5/61)
80.3%(49/61)
not Canada
12.6%(87/690)
69.1%(477/690)
Response pairs: 751   p-value: 0.051
Trolley problem:don't switch0.068
switch don't switch
Canada
66.2%(49/74)
22.9%(17/74)
not Canada
74.6%(590/790)
10.5%(83/790)
Response pairs: 864   p-value: 0.045
Proper names:Fregean0.067
Fregean Millian
Canada
50%(31/62)
37%(23/62)
not Canada
34.1%(246/721)
48.8%(352/721)
Response pairs: 783   p-value: 0.06
Metaphilosophy:non-naturalism0.067
naturalism non-naturalism
Canada
41.1%(28/68)
42.6%(29/68)
not Canada
55.9%(440/787)
28.9%(228/787)
Response pairs: 855   p-value: 0.05
Laws of nature:non-Humean0.065
non-Humean Humean
Canada
71%(49/69)
21.7%(15/69)
not Canada
60.8%(484/795)
29.3%(233/795)
Response pairs: 864   p-value: 0.056
Newcomb's problem:two boxes0.065
one box two boxes
Canada
20%(10/50)
52%(26/50)
not Canada
31.1%(191/613)
45.1%(277/613)
Response pairs: 663   p-value: 0.094
Meta-ethics:moral anti-realism0.062
moral realism moral anti-realism
Canada
50%(37/74)
41.8%(31/74)
not Canada
59.6%(490/822)
31.7%(261/822)
Response pairs: 896   p-value: 0.063
Mind:physicalism0.058
non-physicalism physicalism
Canada
23%(18/78)
66.6%(52/78)
not Canada
28.2%(237/840)
60%(504/840)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.079
Politics:egalitarianism0.056
egalitarianism not egalitarianism
Canada
52.4%(32/61)
36%(22/61)
not Canada
42.3%(292/690)
39.4%(272/690)
Response pairs: 751   p-value: 0.125
Zombies:conceivable but not metaphysically possible0.051
conceivable but not metaphysically possible not conceivable but not metaphysically possible
Canada
46.9%(31/66)
42.4%(28/66)
not Canada
39.5%(300/759)
46.5%(353/759)
Response pairs: 825   p-value: 0.143
Perceptual experience:representationalism0.05
representationalism not representationalism
Canada
50%(27/54)
33.3%(18/54)
not Canada
40.1%(266/662)
44.4%(294/662)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.181

Philosophical orientation

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
metasurvey:accuracy-0.124
accuracy ≥ median accuracy < median
Canada
37.5%(6/16)
62.5%(10/16)
not Canada
51%(99/194)
48.9%(95/194)
Response pairs: 210   p-value: 0.072
not xian:Quine0.08
Quine not Quine
Canada
~1.2%(~1/79)
~98.7%(~78/79)
not Canada
7.1%(61/852)
92.8%(791/852)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.014
xian:Marx0.062
Marx not Marx
Canada
3.7%(3/79)
96.2%(76/79)
not Canada
1.1%(10/852)
98.8%(842/852)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.058
not xian:Hume0.062
Hume not Hume
Canada
7.5%(6/79)
92.4%(73/79)
not Canada
15.6%(133/852)
84.3%(719/852)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.058
not AOS:Metaphysics0.06
Metaphysics not Metaphysics
Canada
16.4%(13/79)
83.5%(66/79)
not Canada
25.9%(221/852)
74%(631/852)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.067
AOS:Social and Political Philosophy0.056
Social and Political Philosophy not Social and Political Philosophy
Canada
16.4%(13/79)
83.5%(66/79)
not Canada
10.2%(87/852)
89.7%(765/852)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.087
not AOS:Philosophy of Language0.055
Philosophy of Language not Philosophy of Language
Canada
11.3%(9/79)
88.6%(70/79)
not Canada
19.1%(163/852)
80.8%(689/852)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.093
xian:Spinoza0.054
Spinoza not Spinoza
Canada
5%(4/79)
94.9%(75/79)
not Canada
2.1%(18/852)
97.8%(834/852)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.099
AOS:Philosophy of Biology0.054
Philosophy of Biology not Philosophy of Biology
Canada
7.5%(6/79)
92.4%(73/79)
not Canada
3.7%(32/852)
96.2%(820/852)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.099
not AOS:Philosophy of Religion0.052
Philosophy of Religion not Philosophy of Religion
Canada
~1.2%(~1/79)
~98.7%(~78/79)
not Canada
5.3%(46/852)
94.6%(806/852)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.112
AOS:General Philosophy of Science0.051
General Philosophy of Science not General Philosophy of Science
Canada
15.1%(12/79)
84.8%(67/79)
not Canada
9.6%(82/852)
90.3%(770/852)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.119

Background questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
nationality_region:Canada0.582
Canada not Canada
Canada
55.6%(44/79)
44.3%(35/79)
not Canada
2.4%(21/852)
97.5%(831/852)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
phd_region:Canada0.2
Canada not Canada
Canada
13.9%(11/79)
86%(68/79)
not Canada
1.8%(16/852)
98.1%(836/852)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
not nationality_region:United States0.155
United States not United States
Canada
25.3%(20/79)
74.6%(59/79)
not Canada
53.2%(454/852)
46.7%(398/852)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
not nationality_region:United Kingdom0.094
United Kingdom not United Kingdom
Canada
5%(4/79)
94.9%(75/79)
not Canada
17.6%(150/852)
82.3%(702/852)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.004
gender:female0.086
female male
Canada
29.3%(22/75)
70.6%(53/75)
not Canada
17.3%(140/806)
82.6%(666/806)
Response pairs: 881   p-value: 0.01
not nationality_region:Europe0.068
Europe not Europe
Canada
5%(4/79)
94.9%(75/79)
not Canada
13.1%(112/852)
86.8%(740/852)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.038
not nationality_region:Australasia0.057
Australasia not Australasia
Canada
~1.2%(~1/79)
~98.7%(~78/79)
not Canada
5.9%(51/852)
94%(801/852)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.082
not phd_region:Australasia0.055
Australasia not Australasia
Canada
~1.2%(~1/79)
~98.7%(~78/79)
not Canada
3.5%(30/852)
96.4%(822/852)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.093
not phd_region:Europe0.051
Europe not Europe
Canada
~1.2%(~1/79)
~98.7%(~78/79)
not Canada
5.2%(45/852)
94.7%(807/852)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.119