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Correlations with: AOS:Philosophy of Mathematics

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
Abstract objects:Platonism0.107
Platonism nominalism
Philosophy of Mathematics
62.8%(22/35)
28.5%(10/35)
not Philosophy of Mathematics
40.2%(346/859)
49%(421/859)
Response pairs: 894   p-value: 0.001
not Politics:egalitarianism0.076
egalitarianism not egalitarianism
Philosophy of Mathematics
25.9%(7/27)
51.8%(14/27)
not Philosophy of Mathematics
43.7%(317/724)
38.6%(280/724)
Response pairs: 751   p-value: 0.037
Time:B-theory0.071
A-theory B-theory
Philosophy of Mathematics
22.7%(5/22)
63.6%(14/22)
not Philosophy of Mathematics
29.9%(168/561)
45.4%(255/561)
Response pairs: 583   p-value: 0.086
Epistemic justification:externalism0.069
internalism externalism
Philosophy of Mathematics
26.4%(9/34)
67.6%(23/34)
not Philosophy of Mathematics
33.5%(280/834)
48%(401/834)
Response pairs: 868   p-value: 0.042
Zombies:metaphysically possible0.066
metaphysically possible not metaphysically possible
Philosophy of Mathematics
33.3%(10/30)
46.6%(14/30)
not Philosophy of Mathematics
26%(207/795)
60.5%(481/795)
Response pairs: 825   p-value: 0.058
not Truth:epistemic0.065
epistemic not epistemic
Philosophy of Mathematics
~2.9%(~1/34)
91.1%(31/34)
not Philosophy of Mathematics
7.4%(62/829)
86.3%(716/829)
Response pairs: 863   p-value: 0.056
Laws of nature:Humean0.058
Humean non-Humean
Philosophy of Mathematics
42.4%(14/33)
51.5%(17/33)
not Philosophy of Mathematics
26.1%(217/831)
64.1%(533/831)
Response pairs: 864   p-value: 0.088
Mind:non-physicalism0.055
physicalism non-physicalism
Philosophy of Mathematics
42.8%(15/35)
42.8%(15/35)
not Philosophy of Mathematics
58.2%(514/883)
30.2%(267/883)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.095

Philosophical orientation

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
AOS:Logic and Philosophy of Logic0.388
Logic and Philosophy of Logic not Logic and Philosophy of Logic
Philosophy of Mathematics
68.5%(24/35)
31.4%(11/35)
not Philosophy of Mathematics
7.5%(68/896)
92.4%(828/896)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
xian:Frege0.157
Frege not Frege
Philosophy of Mathematics
28.5%(10/35)
71.4%(25/35)
not Philosophy of Mathematics
6.6%(60/896)
93.3%(836/896)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
xian:Russell0.13
Russell not Russell
Philosophy of Mathematics
22.8%(8/35)
77.1%(27/35)
not Philosophy of Mathematics
5.9%(53/896)
94%(843/896)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
xian:Carnap0.087
Carnap not Carnap
Philosophy of Mathematics
14.2%(5/35)
85.7%(30/35)
not Philosophy of Mathematics
4.4%(40/896)
95.5%(856/896)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.007
not AOS:Philosophy of Mind0.086
Philosophy of Mind not Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Mathematics
~2.8%(~1/35)
~97.1%(~34/35)
not Philosophy of Mathematics
21.2%(190/896)
78.7%(706/896)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.008
AOS:Philosophy of Physical Science0.084
Philosophy of Physical Science not Philosophy of Physical Science
Philosophy of Mathematics
17.1%(6/35)
82.8%(29/35)
not Philosophy of Mathematics
6.1%(55/896)
93.8%(841/896)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.01
not AOS:Normative Ethics0.082
Normative Ethics not Normative Ethics
Philosophy of Mathematics
~2.8%(~1/35)
~97.1%(~34/35)
not Philosophy of Mathematics
15.5%(139/896)
84.4%(757/896)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.012
not AOS:Meta-Ethics0.069
Meta-Ethics not Meta-Ethics
Philosophy of Mathematics
~2.8%(~1/35)
~97.1%(~34/35)
not Philosophy of Mathematics
11.3%(102/896)
88.6%(794/896)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.035
not AOS:Social and Political Philosophy0.068
Social and Political Philosophy not Social and Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Mathematics
~2.8%(~1/35)
~97.1%(~34/35)
not Philosophy of Mathematics
11.1%(100/896)
88.8%(796/896)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.038
xian:Quine0.061
Quine not Quine
Philosophy of Mathematics
14.2%(5/35)
85.7%(30/35)
not Philosophy of Mathematics
6.2%(56/896)
93.7%(840/896)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.062
not xian:Lewis0.055
Lewis not Lewis
Philosophy of Mathematics
~2.8%(~1/35)
~97.1%(~34/35)
not Philosophy of Mathematics
7.7%(69/896)
92.2%(827/896)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.093
not AOS:Ancient Greek Philosophy0.053
Ancient Greek Philosophy not Ancient Greek Philosophy
Philosophy of Mathematics
~2.8%(~1/35)
~97.1%(~34/35)
not Philosophy of Mathematics
7.1%(64/896)
92.8%(832/896)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.106

Background questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
nationality_region:Canada0.078
Canada not Canada
Philosophy of Mathematics
17.1%(6/35)
82.8%(29/35)
not Philosophy of Mathematics
6.5%(59/896)
93.4%(837/896)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.017