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Correlations with: AOS:Asian Philosophy

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-realism0.109
scientific anti-realism scientific realism
Asian Philosophy
50%(4/8)
50%(4/8)
not Asian Philosophy
11.8%(106/898)
80.7%(725/898)
Response pairs: 906   p-value: 0.001
Politics:communitarianism0.093
communitarianism not communitarianism
Asian Philosophy
55.5%(5/9)
44.4%(4/9)
not Asian Philosophy
17.2%(128/742)
64.8%(481/742)
Response pairs: 751   p-value: 0.01
Mind:non-physicalism0.08
physicalism non-physicalism
Asian Philosophy
~11.1%(~1/9)
66.6%(6/9)
not Asian Philosophy
57.9%(527/909)
30.3%(276/909)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.015
Newcomb's problem:one box0.074
one box two boxes
Asian Philosophy
~83.3%(~5/6)
~16.6%(~1/6)
not Asian Philosophy
29.9%(197/657)
45.9%(302/657)
Response pairs: 663   p-value: 0.056
not Politics:libertarianism0.073
libertarianism not libertarianism
Asian Philosophy
~11.1%(~1/9)
~88.8%(~8/9)
not Asian Philosophy
12.3%(92/742)
69.6%(517/742)
Response pairs: 751   p-value: 0.045
Teletransporter:survival0.068
survival death
Asian Philosophy
57.1%(4/7)
~14.2%(~1/7)
not Asian Philosophy
41.4%(336/811)
37.3%(303/811)
Response pairs: 818   p-value: 0.051
not Truth:deflationary0.066
deflationary not deflationary
Asian Philosophy
~10%(~1/10)
~90%(~9/10)
not Asian Philosophy
27%(231/853)
66.8%(570/853)
Response pairs: 863   p-value: 0.052
Abstract objects:Platonism0.059
Platonism nominalism
Asian Philosophy
~88.8%(~8/9)
~11.1%(~1/9)
not Asian Philosophy
40.7%(361/885)
48.4%(429/885)
Response pairs: 894   p-value: 0.077
not Politics:egalitarianism0.058
egalitarianism not egalitarianism
Asian Philosophy
33.3%(3/9)
66.6%(6/9)
not Asian Philosophy
43.2%(321/742)
38.8%(288/742)
Response pairs: 751   p-value: 0.112
not Knowledge claims:invariantism0.058
invariantism not invariantism
Asian Philosophy
~10%(~1/10)
~90%(~9/10)
not Asian Philosophy
36.4%(288/790)
51.8%(410/790)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.101
God:theism0.051
theism atheism
Asian Philosophy
30%(3/10)
60%(6/10)
not Asian Philosophy
14.6%(133/907)
76.7%(696/907)
Response pairs: 917   p-value: 0.122

Philosophical orientation

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
xian:Plato0.138
Plato not Plato
Asian Philosophy
30%(3/10)
70%(7/10)
not Asian Philosophy
3.6%(34/921)
96.3%(887/921)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
xian:Spinoza0.12
Spinoza not Spinoza
Asian Philosophy
~10%(~1/10)
~90%(~9/10)
not Asian Philosophy
2.1%(20/921)
97.8%(901/921)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
AOS:Ancient Greek Philosophy0.095
Ancient Greek Philosophy not Ancient Greek Philosophy
Asian Philosophy
30%(3/10)
70%(7/10)
not Asian Philosophy
6.6%(61/921)
93.3%(860/921)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.003

Background questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
not phd_region:United States0.09
United States not United States
Asian Philosophy
~10%(~1/10)
~90%(~9/10)
not Asian Philosophy
53.7%(495/921)
46.2%(426/921)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.005
response_time0.069
response_time ≥ median response_time < median
Asian Philosophy
70%(7/10)
30%(3/10)
not Asian Philosophy
49.8%(446/895)
50.1%(449/895)
Response pairs: 905   p-value: 0.037
not affil:region:United States0.066
United States not United States
Asian Philosophy
30%(3/10)
70%(7/10)
not Asian Philosophy
61.4%(566/921)
38.5%(355/921)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.044
nationality_region:Australasia0.065
Australasia not Australasia
Asian Philosophy
~10%(~1/10)
~90%(~9/10)
not Asian Philosophy
5.4%(50/921)
94.5%(871/921)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.047
affil:region:Australasia0.064
Australasia not Australasia
Asian Philosophy
~10%(~1/10)
~90%(~9/10)
not Asian Philosophy
5.5%(51/921)
94.4%(870/921)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.05
gender:female0.059
female male
Asian Philosophy
40%(4/10)
60%(6/10)
not Asian Philosophy
18.1%(158/871)
81.8%(713/871)
Response pairs: 881   p-value: 0.08
phd_region:United Kingdom0.055
United Kingdom not United Kingdom
Asian Philosophy
30%(3/10)
70%(7/10)
not Asian Philosophy
12.2%(113/921)
87.7%(808/921)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.093