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Correlations with: nationality_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
Perceptual experience:sense-datum theory0.105
sense-datum theory not sense-datum theory
Canada
10.2%(5/49)
69.3%(34/49)
not Canada
3.5%(24/667)
81.2%(542/667)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.004
God:atheism0.091
theism atheism
Canada
6.1%(4/65)
90.7%(59/65)
not Canada
15.4%(132/852)
75.4%(643/852)
Response pairs: 917   p-value: 0.005
Perceptual experience:representationalism0.075
representationalism not representationalism
Canada
51%(25/49)
28.5%(14/49)
not Canada
40.1%(268/667)
44.6%(298/667)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.044
Politics:egalitarianism0.073
egalitarianism not egalitarianism
Canada
54.7%(29/53)
32%(17/53)
not Canada
42.2%(295/698)
39.6%(277/698)
Response pairs: 751   p-value: 0.045
Free will:compatibilism0.069
compatibilism not compatibilism
Canada
73%(46/63)
15.8%(10/63)
not Canada
60.2%(504/836)
30.7%(257/836)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.038
not Politics:libertarianism0.064
libertarianism not libertarianism
Canada
7.5%(4/53)
79.2%(42/53)
not Canada
12.6%(88/698)
69.3%(484/698)
Response pairs: 751   p-value: 0.079
not Free will:libertarianism0.062
libertarianism not libertarianism
Canada
4.7%(3/63)
84.1%(53/63)
not Canada
14.9%(125/836)
76%(636/836)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.063
Mind:physicalism0.061
non-physicalism physicalism
Canada
18.4%(12/65)
73.8%(48/65)
not Canada
28.4%(243/853)
59.5%(508/853)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.064
Laws of nature:non-Humean0.054
non-Humean Humean
Canada
70.4%(43/61)
19.6%(12/61)
not Canada
61%(490/803)
29.3%(236/803)
Response pairs: 864   p-value: 0.112

Philosophical orientation

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
metasurvey:accuracy-0.144
accuracy ≥ median accuracy < median
Canada
28.5%(4/14)
71.4%(10/14)
not Canada
51.5%(101/196)
48.4%(95/196)
Response pairs: 210   p-value: 0.037
xian:Russell0.097
Russell not Russell
Canada
15.3%(10/65)
84.6%(55/65)
not Canada
5.8%(51/866)
94.1%(815/866)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.003
AOS:Philosophy of Mathematics0.078
Philosophy of Mathematics not Philosophy of Mathematics
Canada
9.2%(6/65)
90.7%(59/65)
not Canada
3.3%(29/866)
96.6%(837/866)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.017
not AOS:Epistemology0.068
Epistemology not Epistemology
Canada
7.6%(5/65)
92.3%(60/65)
not Canada
17.8%(155/866)
82.1%(711/866)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.038
not xian:Wittgenstein0.064
Wittgenstein not Wittgenstein
Canada
~1.5%(~1/65)
~98.4%(~64/65)
not Canada
8.3%(72/866)
91.6%(794/866)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.05
not AOS:Metaphysics0.061
Metaphysics not Metaphysics
Canada
15.3%(10/65)
84.6%(55/65)
not Canada
25.8%(224/866)
74.1%(642/866)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.062
AOS:Social and Political Philosophy0.054
Social and Political Philosophy not Social and Political Philosophy
Canada
16.9%(11/65)
83%(54/65)
not Canada
10.2%(89/866)
89.7%(777/866)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.099
xian:Kant0.053
Kant not Kant
Canada
18.4%(12/65)
81.5%(53/65)
not Canada
11.6%(101/866)
88.3%(765/866)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.106
AOS:Philosophy of Law0.05
Philosophy of Law not Philosophy of Law
Canada
6.1%(4/65)
93.8%(61/65)
not Canada
2.7%(24/866)
97.2%(842/866)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.127

Background questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
affil:region:Canada0.582
Canada not Canada
Canada
67.6%(44/65)
32.3%(21/65)
not Canada
4%(35/866)
95.9%(831/866)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
phd_region:Canada0.354
Canada not Canada
Canada
24.6%(16/65)
75.3%(49/65)
not Canada
1.2%(11/866)
98.7%(855/866)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
not affil:region:United States0.17
United States not United States
Canada
30.7%(20/65)
69.2%(45/65)
not Canada
63.3%(549/866)
36.6%(317/866)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
not affil:region:United Kingdom0.126
United Kingdom not United Kingdom
Canada
~1.5%(~1/65)
~98.4%(~64/65)
not Canada
21.3%(185/866)
78.6%(681/866)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
gender:female0.081
female male
Canada
29.6%(19/64)
70.3%(45/64)
not Canada
17.5%(143/817)
82.4%(674/817)
Response pairs: 881   p-value: 0.016
not affil:region:Europe0.073
Europe not Europe
Canada
~1.5%(~1/65)
~98.4%(~64/65)
not Canada
7.2%(63/866)
92.7%(803/866)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.025
not affil:region:Australasia0.067
Australasia not Australasia
Canada
~1.5%(~1/65)
~98.4%(~64/65)
not Canada
6.1%(53/866)
93.8%(813/866)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.04
not phd_region:Europe0.062
Europe not Europe
Canada
~1.5%(~1/65)
~98.4%(~64/65)
not Canada
5.3%(46/866)
94.6%(820/866)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.058