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Correlations with: phd_region:United Kingdom

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
Perceptual experience:disjunctivism0.178
disjunctivism not disjunctivism
United Kingdom
32.2%(31/96)
53.1%(51/96)
not United Kingdom
11.4%(71/620)
72.9%(452/620)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: < 0.001
Politics:libertarianism0.086
libertarianism not libertarianism
United Kingdom
17.7%(17/96)
60.4%(58/96)
not United Kingdom
11.4%(75/655)
71.4%(468/655)
Response pairs: 751   p-value: 0.018
Aesthetic value:objective0.082
objective subjective
United Kingdom
56.7%(63/111)
31.5%(35/111)
not United Kingdom
43.7%(343/784)
40.6%(319/784)
Response pairs: 895   p-value: 0.014
not Politics:egalitarianism0.08
egalitarianism not egalitarianism
United Kingdom
32.2%(31/96)
45.8%(44/96)
not United Kingdom
44.7%(293/655)
38.1%(250/655)
Response pairs: 751   p-value: 0.028
not Knowledge claims:contextualism0.075
contextualism not contextualism
United Kingdom
42.9%(46/107)
47.6%(51/107)
not United Kingdom
47.1%(327/693)
40.9%(284/693)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.033
Time:A-theory0.073
A-theory B-theory
United Kingdom
39.7%(37/93)
41.9%(39/93)
not United Kingdom
27.7%(136/490)
46.9%(230/490)
Response pairs: 583   p-value: 0.078
not Perceptual experience:qualia theory0.068
qualia theory not qualia theory
United Kingdom
9.3%(9/96)
76%(73/96)
not United Kingdom
16.9%(105/620)
67.4%(418/620)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.068
Personal identity:biological view0.061
biological view not biological view
United Kingdom
29.2%(31/106)
51.8%(55/106)
not United Kingdom
17.8%(126/707)
61.1%(432/707)
Response pairs: 813   p-value: 0.082
not Perceptual experience:representationalism0.061
representationalism not representationalism
United Kingdom
33.3%(32/96)
52%(50/96)
not United Kingdom
42%(261/620)
42.2%(262/620)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.102
Knowledge:empiricism0.06
empiricism rationalism
United Kingdom
48.2%(55/114)
27.1%(31/114)
not United Kingdom
40.9%(330/805)
35.5%(286/805)
Response pairs: 919   p-value: 0.069
Knowledge claims:invariantism0.054
invariantism not invariantism
United Kingdom
40.1%(43/107)
50.4%(54/107)
not United Kingdom
35.6%(247/693)
52.5%(364/693)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.126
Proper names:Fregean0.05
Fregean Millian
United Kingdom
43.9%(47/107)
42.9%(46/107)
not United Kingdom
34%(230/676)
48.6%(329/676)
Response pairs: 783   p-value: 0.162

Philosophical orientation

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
AOS:Philosophy of Mind0.09
Philosophy of Mind not Philosophy of Mind
United Kingdom
30.1%(35/116)
69.8%(81/116)
not United Kingdom
19.1%(156/815)
80.8%(659/815)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.005
xian:Wittgenstein0.071
Wittgenstein not Wittgenstein
United Kingdom
12.9%(15/116)
87%(101/116)
not United Kingdom
7.1%(58/815)
92.8%(757/815)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.03
not xian:Rawls0.066
Rawls not Rawls
United Kingdom
~0.8%(~1/116)
~99.1%(~115/116)
not United Kingdom
5%(41/815)
94.9%(774/815)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.044
xian:Kant0.058
Kant not Kant
United Kingdom
17.2%(20/116)
82.7%(96/116)
not United Kingdom
11.4%(93/815)
88.5%(722/815)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.076
AOS:Philosophy of Physical Science0.057
Philosophy of Physical Science not Philosophy of Physical Science
United Kingdom
10.3%(12/116)
89.6%(104/116)
not United Kingdom
6%(49/815)
93.9%(766/815)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.082
AOS:Asian Philosophy0.055
Asian Philosophy not Asian Philosophy
United Kingdom
2.5%(3/116)
97.4%(113/116)
not United Kingdom
0.8%(7/815)
99.1%(808/815)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.093
not AOS:Philosophy of Probability0.054
Philosophy of Probability not Philosophy of Probability
United Kingdom
~0.8%(~1/116)
~99.1%(~115/116)
not United Kingdom
2.3%(19/815)
97.6%(796/815)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.099
not AOS:Philosophy of Cognitive Science0.054
Philosophy of Cognitive Science not Philosophy of Cognitive Science
United Kingdom
2.5%(3/116)
97.4%(113/116)
not United Kingdom
6.5%(53/815)
93.4%(762/815)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.099
not AOS:Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality0.051
Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality
United Kingdom
~0.8%(~1/116)
~99.1%(~115/116)
not United Kingdom
2%(17/815)
97.9%(798/815)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.119
tradition:analytic0.05
analytic continental
United Kingdom
91.3%(106/116)
~0.8%(~1/116)
not United Kingdom
87.6%(714/815)
4%(33/815)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.127

Background questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
affil:region:United Kingdom0.454
United Kingdom not United Kingdom
United Kingdom
68.1%(79/116)
31.8%(37/116)
not United Kingdom
13.1%(107/815)
86.8%(708/815)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
nationality_region:United Kingdom0.418
United Kingdom not United Kingdom
United Kingdom
57.7%(67/116)
42.2%(49/116)
not United Kingdom
10.6%(87/815)
89.3%(728/815)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
not affil:region:United States0.319
United States not United States
United Kingdom
19.8%(23/116)
80.1%(93/116)
not United Kingdom
66.9%(546/815)
33%(269/815)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
not nationality_region:United States0.247
United States not United States
United Kingdom
18.1%(21/116)
81.8%(95/116)
not United Kingdom
55.5%(453/815)
44.4%(362/815)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
year_of_birth0.093
year_of_birth ≥ median year_of_birth < median
United Kingdom
58%(65/112)
41.9%(47/112)
not United Kingdom
49.2%(373/758)
50.7%(385/758)
Response pairs: 870   p-value: 0.006
not affil:region:Europe0.062
Europe not Europe
United Kingdom
2.5%(3/116)
97.4%(113/116)
not United Kingdom
7.3%(60/815)
92.6%(755/815)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.058