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Correlations with: response_time

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
Time:A-theory0.07
A-theory B-theory
response_time ≥ median
31.9%(91/285)
45.6%(130/285)
response_time < median
27.7%(78/281)
46.2%(130/281)
Response pairs: 566   p-value: 0.096
not Politics:libertarianism0.07
libertarianism not libertarianism
response_time ≥ median
11%(40/362)
72.6%(263/362)
response_time < median
13.6%(50/365)
67.6%(247/365)
Response pairs: 727   p-value: 0.059
Normative ethics:consequentialism0.064
consequentialism not consequentialism
response_time ≥ median
27.9%(110/393)
58.5%(230/393)
response_time < median
26%(101/387)
58.9%(228/387)
Response pairs: 780   p-value: 0.074
Personal identity:psychological view0.06
psychological view not psychological view
response_time ≥ median
39.2%(154/392)
39.2%(154/392)
response_time < median
37%(147/397)
42.5%(169/397)
Response pairs: 789   p-value: 0.092
Aesthetic value:subjective0.053
subjective objective
response_time ≥ median
39.5%(172/435)
47.1%(205/435)
response_time < median
36.4%(158/434)
46.7%(203/434)
Response pairs: 869   p-value: 0.118
Mental content:internalism0.051
internalism externalism
response_time ≥ median
28.5%(122/427)
57.3%(245/427)
response_time < median
23.3%(95/406)
61.5%(250/406)
Response pairs: 833   p-value: 0.141
External world:non-skeptical realism0.05
non-skeptical realism not non-skeptical realism
response_time ≥ median
84%(374/445)
12.3%(55/445)
response_time < median
82.2%(365/444)
13.7%(61/444)
Response pairs: 889   p-value: 0.136

Philosophical orientation

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
AOS:Metaphilosophy0.085
Metaphilosophy not Metaphilosophy
response_time ≥ median
2.4%(11/453)
97.5%(442/453)
response_time < median
2.2%(10/452)
97.7%(442/452)
Response pairs: 905   p-value: 0.01
AOS:Asian Philosophy0.069
Asian Philosophy not Asian Philosophy
response_time ≥ median
1.5%(7/453)
98.4%(446/453)
response_time < median
0.6%(3/452)
99.3%(449/452)
Response pairs: 905   p-value: 0.037
xian:Frege0.069
Frege not Frege
response_time ≥ median
9.7%(44/453)
90.2%(409/453)
response_time < median
4.6%(21/452)
95.3%(431/452)
Response pairs: 905   p-value: 0.037
xian:Heidegger0.068
Heidegger not Heidegger
response_time ≥ median
2.2%(10/453)
97.7%(443/453)
response_time < median
~0.2%(~1/452)
~99.7%(~451/452)
Response pairs: 905   p-value: 0.04
not xian:Leibniz0.065
Leibniz not Leibniz
response_time ≥ median
0.8%(4/453)
99.1%(449/453)
response_time < median
3%(14/452)
96.9%(438/452)
Response pairs: 905   p-value: 0.05
xian:Russell0.062
Russell not Russell
response_time ≥ median
7.2%(33/453)
92.7%(420/453)
response_time < median
5.5%(25/452)
94.4%(427/452)
Response pairs: 905   p-value: 0.062
AOS:Philosophy of Probability0.059
Philosophy of Probability not Philosophy of Probability
response_time ≥ median
2.8%(13/453)
97.1%(440/453)
response_time < median
1.3%(6/452)
98.6%(446/452)
Response pairs: 905   p-value: 0.076
not xian:Moore0.052
Moore not Moore
response_time ≥ median
2.4%(11/453)
97.5%(442/453)
response_time < median
3.3%(15/452)
96.6%(437/452)
Response pairs: 905   p-value: 0.118

Background questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
affil:region:Europe0.119
Europe not Europe
response_time ≥ median
9.2%(42/453)
90.7%(411/453)
response_time < median
4.2%(19/452)
95.7%(433/452)
Response pairs: 905   p-value: < 0.001
not affil:region:United States0.077
United States not United States
response_time ≥ median
57.8%(262/453)
42.1%(191/453)
response_time < median
65.4%(296/452)
34.5%(156/452)
Response pairs: 905   p-value: 0.02
not nationality_region:Other0.069
Other not Other
response_time ≥ median
7%(32/453)
92.9%(421/453)
response_time < median
7%(32/452)
92.9%(420/452)
Response pairs: 905   p-value: 0.037
phd_region:Europe0.061
Europe not Europe
response_time ≥ median
5.9%(27/453)
94%(426/453)
response_time < median
3.5%(16/452)
96.4%(436/452)
Response pairs: 905   p-value: 0.066