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Correlations with: phd_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 theory0.113
sense-datum theory not sense-datum theory
Canada
~5%(~1/20)
65%(13/20)
not Canada
3.8%(27/696)
80.8%(563/696)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.002
A priori knowledge:no0.093
no yes
Canada
29.6%(8/27)
51.8%(14/27)
not Canada
18.7%(167/891)
73.7%(657/891)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.004
Mental content:internalism0.081
externalism internalism
Canada
38.8%(7/18)
38.8%(7/18)
not Canada
60.1%(505/839)
25.3%(213/839)
Response pairs: 857   p-value: 0.017
Abstract objects:nominalism0.071
Platonism nominalism
Canada
23%(6/26)
65.3%(17/26)
not Canada
41.7%(362/868)
47.6%(414/868)
Response pairs: 894   p-value: 0.033
Trolley problem:don't switch0.059
switch don't switch
Canada
52%(13/25)
12%(3/25)
not Canada
74.6%(626/839)
11.5%(97/839)
Response pairs: 864   p-value: 0.083
Knowledge claims:contextualism0.052
contextualism not contextualism
Canada
68.4%(13/19)
26.3%(5/19)
not Canada
46%(360/781)
42.2%(330/781)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.141
not Normative ethics:consequentialism0.052
consequentialism not consequentialism
Canada
18.1%(4/22)
68.1%(15/22)
not Canada
27.7%(216/778)
58.2%(453/778)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.141
Logic:non-classical0.051
classical non-classical
Canada
47.3%(9/19)
31.5%(6/19)
not Canada
66.1%(519/784)
18.7%(147/784)
Response pairs: 803   p-value: 0.148
Moral motivation:internalism0.05
internalism externalism
Canada
57.1%(12/21)
28.5%(6/21)
not Canada
44%(330/749)
38.3%(287/749)
Response pairs: 770   p-value: 0.165
God:atheism0.05
theism atheism
Canada
~3.7%(~1/27)
85.1%(23/27)
not Canada
15.1%(135/890)
76.2%(679/890)
Response pairs: 917   p-value: 0.13

Philosophical orientation

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
AOS:Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality0.215
Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality
Canada
18.5%(5/27)
81.4%(22/27)
not Canada
1.3%(12/904)
98.6%(892/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
AOS:Social and Political Philosophy0.146
Social and Political Philosophy not Social and Political Philosophy
Canada
37%(10/27)
62.9%(17/27)
not Canada
9.9%(90/904)
90%(814/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
xian:Marx0.143
Marx not Marx
Canada
11.1%(3/27)
88.8%(24/27)
not Canada
1.1%(10/904)
98.8%(894/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
xian:Plato0.095
Plato not Plato
Canada
14.8%(4/27)
85.1%(23/27)
not Canada
3.6%(33/904)
96.3%(871/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.003
xian:Socrates0.083
Socrates not Socrates
Canada
~3.7%(~1/27)
~96.2%(~26/27)
not Canada
1.3%(12/904)
98.6%(892/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.011
not AOS:Epistemology0.078
Epistemology not Epistemology
Canada
~3.7%(~1/27)
~96.2%(~26/27)
not Canada
17.6%(160/904)
82.3%(744/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.017
AOS:Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy0.072
Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
Canada
~3.7%(~1/27)
~96.2%(~26/27)
not Canada
1.6%(15/904)
98.3%(889/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.028
xian:Leibniz0.068
Leibniz not Leibniz
Canada
~3.7%(~1/27)
~96.2%(~26/27)
not Canada
1.7%(16/904)
98.2%(888/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.038
xian:Russell0.057
Russell not Russell
Canada
14.8%(4/27)
85.1%(23/27)
not Canada
6.3%(57/904)
93.6%(847/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.082
AOS:Philosophy of Physical Science0.057
Philosophy of Physical Science not Philosophy of Physical Science
Canada
14.8%(4/27)
85.1%(23/27)
not Canada
6.3%(57/904)
93.6%(847/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.082
not AOS:Metaphysics0.055
Metaphysics not Metaphysics
Canada
11.1%(3/27)
88.8%(24/27)
not Canada
25.5%(231/904)
74.4%(673/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.093
AOS:Continental Philosophy0.05
Continental Philosophy not Continental Philosophy
Canada
~3.7%(~1/27)
~96.2%(~26/27)
not Canada
2.5%(23/904)
97.4%(881/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.127

Background questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
nationality_region:Canada0.354
Canada not Canada
Canada
59.2%(16/27)
40.7%(11/27)
not Canada
5.4%(49/904)
94.5%(855/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
affil:region:Canada0.2
Canada not Canada
Canada
40.7%(11/27)
59.2%(16/27)
not Canada
7.5%(68/904)
92.4%(836/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
not nationality_region:United States0.086
United States not United States
Canada
25.9%(7/27)
74%(20/27)
not Canada
51.6%(467/904)
48.3%(437/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.008
gender:female0.085
female male
Canada
37%(10/27)
62.9%(17/27)
not Canada
17.7%(152/854)
82.2%(702/854)
Response pairs: 881   p-value: 0.011
not nationality_region:United Kingdom0.076
United Kingdom not United Kingdom
Canada
~3.7%(~1/27)
~96.2%(~26/27)
not Canada
17%(154/904)
82.9%(750/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.02
not affil:region:United Kingdom0.07
United Kingdom not United Kingdom
Canada
~3.7%(~1/27)
~96.2%(~26/27)
not Canada
20.4%(185/904)
79.5%(719/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.032