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Correlations with: AOS:Philosophy of Action

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
External world:idealism0.094
idealism not idealism
Philosophy of Action
11.6%(5/43)
79%(34/43)
not Philosophy of Action
4%(35/872)
92.4%(806/872)
Response pairs: 915   p-value: 0.004
Time:A-theory0.084
B-theory A-theory
Philosophy of Action
32.1%(9/28)
35.7%(10/28)
not Philosophy of Action
47.7%(265/555)
28.4%(158/555)
Response pairs: 583   p-value: 0.042
Laws of nature:non-Humean0.072
non-Humean Humean
Philosophy of Action
76.3%(29/38)
18.4%(7/38)
not Philosophy of Action
61%(504/826)
29.1%(241/826)
Response pairs: 864   p-value: 0.034
God:theism0.068
theism atheism
Philosophy of Action
27.5%(11/40)
65%(26/40)
not Philosophy of Action
14.2%(125/877)
77%(676/877)
Response pairs: 917   p-value: 0.039
Trolley problem:switch0.06
don't switch switch
Philosophy of Action
~2.3%(~1/42)
90.4%(38/42)
not Philosophy of Action
9%(74/822)
76.1%(626/822)
Response pairs: 864   p-value: 0.077
Perceptual experience:disjunctivism0.053
disjunctivism not disjunctivism
Philosophy of Action
27.5%(8/29)
62%(18/29)
not Philosophy of Action
13.6%(94/687)
70.5%(485/687)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.156

Philosophical orientation

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
AOS:Philosophy of Law0.111
Philosophy of Law not Philosophy of Law
Philosophy of Action
11.6%(5/43)
88.3%(38/43)
not Philosophy of Action
2.5%(23/888)
97.4%(865/888)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
AOS:Applied Ethics0.073
Applied Ethics not Applied Ethics
Philosophy of Action
11.6%(5/43)
88.3%(38/43)
not Philosophy of Action
4.2%(38/888)
95.7%(850/888)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.025
not AOS:Epistemology0.073
Epistemology not Epistemology
Philosophy of Action
~2.3%(~1/43)
~97.6%(~42/43)
not Philosophy of Action
17.7%(158/888)
82.2%(730/888)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.025
not AOS:Philosophy of Language0.065
Philosophy of Language not Philosophy of Language
Philosophy of Action
6.9%(3/43)
93%(40/43)
not Philosophy of Action
19%(169/888)
80.9%(719/888)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.047
xian:Locke0.064
Locke not Locke
Philosophy of Action
9.3%(4/43)
90.6%(39/43)
not Philosophy of Action
3.4%(31/888)
96.5%(857/888)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.05
xian:Davidson0.062
Davidson not Davidson
Philosophy of Action
11.6%(5/43)
88.3%(38/43)
not Philosophy of Action
4.9%(44/888)
95%(844/888)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.058
not xian:Lewis0.062
Lewis not Lewis
Philosophy of Action
~2.3%(~1/43)
~97.6%(~42/43)
not Philosophy of Action
7.7%(69/888)
92.2%(819/888)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.058
not xian:Russell0.058
Russell not Russell
Philosophy of Action
~2.3%(~1/43)
~97.6%(~42/43)
not Philosophy of Action
6.8%(61/888)
93.1%(827/888)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.076
not xian:Quine0.058
Quine not Quine
Philosophy of Action
~2.3%(~1/43)
~97.6%(~42/43)
not Philosophy of Action
6.8%(61/888)
93.1%(827/888)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.076
not AOS:General Philosophy of Science0.056
General Philosophy of Science not General Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Action
~2.3%(~1/43)
~97.6%(~42/43)
not Philosophy of Action
10.4%(93/888)
89.5%(795/888)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.087

Background questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
affil:region:Europe0.103
Europe not Europe
Philosophy of Action
18.6%(8/43)
81.3%(35/43)
not Philosophy of Action
6.1%(55/888)
93.8%(833/888)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.001
phd_region:Europe0.091
Europe not Europe
Philosophy of Action
13.9%(6/43)
86%(37/43)
not Philosophy of Action
4.5%(40/888)
95.4%(848/888)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.005
affil:region:Australasia0.056
Australasia not Australasia
Philosophy of Action
11.6%(5/43)
88.3%(38/43)
not Philosophy of Action
5.4%(48/888)
94.5%(840/888)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.087
not affil:region:United States0.055
United States not United States
Philosophy of Action
48.8%(21/43)
51.1%(22/43)
not Philosophy of Action
61.7%(548/888)
38.2%(340/888)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.093