Survey Results

Analysis of knowledge: no analysis, other analysis, or justified true belief?


1025 respondents
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What the percentages mean: "Accept or lean toward P: 50% (40%)" means that 50% of respondents endorsed this answer inclusively (including multiple-answer endorsements) and 40% endorsed this answer exclusively (excluding multiple-answer endorsements).

These results should not be used for comparison to 2009 results due to different populations and parameters. For meaningful longitudinal comparisons, see the longitudinal analysis section.

Accept or lean towards:
justified true belief
23.61% (23.12%)
Reject or lean against:
justified true belief
0.39% (0.00%)
Accept or lean towards:
other analysis
32.20% (31.61%)
Reject or lean against:
other analysis
0.10% (0.00%)
Accept or lean towards:
no analysis
30.63% (30.44%)
Reject or lean against:
no analysis
0.39% (0.00%)
Accept a combination of views
0.98%
Accept an alternative view
2.34%
The question is too unclear to answer
2.15%
There is no fact of the matter
1.46%
Agnostic/undecided
7.41%
Other
0.49%
N = 1025, excluding skipped & insufficiently familiar (104 respondents)
Alternative Views

34 target respondents indicated that they accept or lean toward an alternative view. The words used in their responses cluster as follows. These results are not filtered by AOS, region, etc.

  • CONC (5): concept (4) concepts (1)
  • USEF (3): useful (3)
  • PRAG (3): pragmatic (2) pragmatism (1)

Longitudinal comparison to 2009 survey

This question was not in the 2009 survey

Strongest correlations with main questions (target population)

r: -0.26
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 186 109
Reject 492 117
n: 904
p < 0.0001
r: -0.23
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 53 210
Reject 183 335
n: 781
p < 0.0001
r: -0.2
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 54 178
Reject 204 278
n: 714
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 16 100
Reject 85 234
n: 435
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 109 163
Reject 135 433
n: 840
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 93 87
Reject 165 369
n: 714
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 60 137
Reject 89 321
n: 607
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 108 129
Reject 300 164
n: 701
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 71 115
Reject 166 431
n: 783
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 204 113
Reject 294 294
n: 905
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 145 114
Reject 338 151
n: 748
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 68 192
Reject 207 329
n: 796
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 62 143
Reject 179 245
n: 629
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 160 75
Reject 248 218
n: 701
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 255 62
Reject 424 164
n: 905
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 103 78
Reject 131 205
n: 517
p: 0.0006
r: -0.15
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 26 220
Reject 92 330
n: 668
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 54 92
Reject 47 241
n: 434
p: 0.0017
r: 0.15
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 75 158
Reject 87 330
n: 650
p: 0.0002
r: -0.15
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 10 128
Reject 47 235
n: 420
p: 0.0026
r: -0.14
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 54 84
Reject 179 143
n: 460
p: 0.0018
r: -0.14
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 44 248
Reject 146 461
n: 899
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 64 149
Reject 61 311
n: 585
p: 0.0007
r: 0.14
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 122 144
Reject 210 323
n: 799
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 23 118
Reject 43 381
n: 565
p: 0.0011
r: 0.14
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 95 130
Reject 112 326
n: 663
p: 0.0005
r: -0.13
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 18 134
Reject 56 263
n: 471
p: 0.0038
r: 0.13
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 38 146
Reject 48 302
n: 534
p: 0.0021
r: 0.13
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 27 156
Reject 38 294
n: 515
p: 0.0026
r: -0.13
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 143 129
Reject 354 214
n: 840
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 22 208
Reject 70 362
n: 662
p: 0.0008
r: 0.13
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 190 39
Reject 490 187
n: 906
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 83 134
Reject 202 221
n: 640
p: 0.0011
r: 0.13
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 84 63
Reject 149 164
n: 460
p: 0.0063
r: -0.13
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 182 112
Reject 434 174
n: 902
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 44 95
Reject 56 226
n: 421
p: 0.0097
r: -0.12
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 130 66
Reject 402 139
n: 737
p: 0.0008
r: -0.12
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 18 93
Reject 82 228
n: 421
p: 0.0113
r: -0.12
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 99 93
Reject 346 231
n: 769
p: 0.0006
r: -0.12
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 179 17
Reject 566 37
n: 799
p: 0.0005
r: 0.12
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 201 93
Reject 371 237
n: 902
p: 0.0003
r: -0.12
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 46 183
Reject 103 275
n: 607
p: 0.0029
r: -0.12
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 44 175
Reject 118 312
n: 649
p: 0.0022
r: 0.12
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 20 236
Reject 23 473
n: 752
p: 0.001
r: 0.12
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 91 86
Reject 194 270
n: 641
p: 0.0025
r: 0.12
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 24 155
Reject 25 397
n: 601
p: 0.0034
r: -0.12
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 61 91
Reject 167 158
n: 477
p: 0.0094
r: -0.12
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 47 115
Reject 157 264
n: 583
p: 0.0041
r: 0.12
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 19 251
Reject 4 519
n: 793
p: 0.0009
r: 0.12
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 249 32
Reject 418 108
n: 807
p: 0.0008
r: 0.12
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 61 144
Reject 70 292
n: 567
p: 0.0056
r: 0.12
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 274 48
Reject 466 131
n: 919
p: 0.0005
r: 0.11
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 52 159
Reject 54 355
n: 620
p: 0.0041
r: -0.11
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 15 118
Reject 110 343
n: 586
p: 0.0053
r: 0.11
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 180 75
Reject 303 191
n: 749
p: 0.0016
r: 0.11
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 22 89
Reject 35 274
n: 420
p: 0.0188
r: 0.11
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 58 188
Reject 53 390
n: 689
p: 0.0027
r: -0.11
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 136 132
Reject 299 206
n: 773
p: 0.0015
r: 0.11
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 78 157
Reject 144 348
n: 727
p: 0.0022
r: 0.11
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 200 93
Reject 298 250
n: 841
p: 0.0011
r: 0.11
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 76 50
Reject 152 199
n: 477
p: 0.0142
r: 0.11
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 58 75
Reject 133 321
n: 587
p: 0.0066
r: 0.11
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 98 165
Reject 123 368
n: 754
p: 0.0021
r: -0.11
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 45 78
Reject 189 205
n: 517
p: 0.0111
r: 0.11
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 29 187
Reject 43 580
n: 839
p: 0.0012
r: 0.11
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 134 104
Reject 229 235
n: 702
p: 0.0032
r: 0.11
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 44 112
Reject 109 364
n: 629
p: 0.0059
r: -0.11
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 44 85
Reject 153 180
n: 462
p: 0.0188
r: -0.11
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 34 155
Reject 78 285
n: 552
p: 0.0107
r: -0.11
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 39 144
Reject 182 389
n: 754
p: 0.0028
r: -0.11
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 102 171
Reject 233 324
n: 830
p: 0.0018
r: -0.11
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 53 191
Reject 124 323
n: 691
p: 0.0048
r: -0.11
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 20 148
Reject 73 362
n: 603
p: 0.0087
r: -0.11
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 25 89
Reject 163 247
n: 524
p: 0.0148
r: 0.11
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 90 98
Reject 210 317
n: 715
p: 0.0045
r: 0.11
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 123 73
Reject 290 249
n: 735
p: 0.004
r: 0.11
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 65 185
Reject 62 358
n: 670
p: 0.0064
r: -0.1
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 52 165
Reject 193 432
n: 842
p: 0.0023
r: -0.1
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 120 76
Reject 424 179
n: 799
p: 0.003
r: -0.1
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 16 164
Reject 49 286
n: 515
p: 0.0177
r: 0.1
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 76 75
Reject 128 189
n: 468
p: 0.0238
r: 0.1
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 11 125
Reject 22 258
n: 416
p: 0.0332
r: -0.1
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 21 120
Reject 110 316
n: 567
p: 0.0133
r: -0.1
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 44 108
Reject 104 215
n: 471
p: 0.0251
r: 0.1
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 37 172
Reject 55 398
n: 662
p: 0.0079
r: -0.1
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 29 258
Reject 84 478
n: 849
p: 0.0027
r: 0.1
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 69 84
Reject 196 320
n: 669
p: 0.008
r: 0.1
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 18 121
Reject 41 414
n: 594
p: 0.0127
r: 0.1
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 169 66
Reject 276 155
n: 666
p: 0.0086
r: 0.1
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 48 121
Reject 122 372
n: 663
p: 0.0088
r: -0.1
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 15 145
Reject 97 433
n: 690
p: 0.0076
r: -0.1
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 69 127
Reject 263 340
n: 799
p: 0.0041
r: 0.1
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 63 208
Reject 84 395
n: 750
p: 0.0055
r: -0.1
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 6 265
Reject 19 509
n: 799
p: 0.0044
r: -0.1
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 45 169
Reject 107 307
n: 628
p: 0.0123
r: 0.1
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 17 210
Reject 36 650
n: 913
p: 0.0025
r: -0.1
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 57 157
Reject 133 239
n: 586
p: 0.0162
r: 0.1
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Accept Reject
Accept 59 206
Reject 92 459
n: 816
p: 0.0046
r: -0.1
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Accept Reject
Accept 20 185
Reject 46 314
n: 565
p: 0.019
r: 0.1
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 27 117
Reject 47 280
n: 471
p: 0.0324

Strongest correlations with demographic questions (target population)

r: 0.2
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Yes No
Accept 51 184
Reject 37 433
n: 705
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 15 137
Reject 12 542
n: 706
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 21 170
Reject 17 509
n: 717
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 7 145
Reject 81 473
n: 706
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Yes No
Accept 83 227
Reject 104 529
n: 943
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Yes No
Accept 18 292
Reject 100 533
n: 943
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 51 187
Reject 217 490
n: 945
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 41 197
Reject 77 630
n: 945
p: 0.0002
r: -0.12
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 12 179
Reject 75 451
n: 717
p: 0.0017
r: 0.12
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Yes No
Accept 197 61
Reject 289 158
n: 705
p: 0.0021
r: 0.11
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Yes No
Accept 50 259
Reject 59 578
n: 946
p: 0.0006
r: 0.11
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Yes No
Accept 18 292
Reject 12 621
n: 943
p: 0.0007
r: 0.11
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Yes No
Accept 41 269
Reject 44 589
n: 943
p: 0.0008
r: 0.11
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 15 223
Reject 13 694
n: 945
p: 0.0008
r: 0.1
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 19 172
Reject 29 497
n: 717
p: 0.0054
r: 0.1
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Yes No
Accept 33 197
Reject 34 451
n: 715
p: 0.0061
r: 0.1
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Yes No
Accept 15 215
Reject 14 471
n: 715
p: 0.0069
r: -0.1
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 31 207
Reject 158 549
n: 945
p: 0.0019
r: 0.1
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 14 177
Reject 16 510
n: 717
p: 0.0073
r: 0.1
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 24 200
Reject 42 628
n: 894
p: 0.0029
r: 0.1
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 50 141
Reject 89 437
n: 717
p: 0.0091
r: 0.1
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Yes No
Accept 187 123
Reject 294 289
n: 893
p: 0.0037
r: 0.09
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 8 183
Reject 4 522
n: 717
p: 0.0124
r: 0.09
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Yes No
Accept 40 256
Reject 49 547
n: 892
p: 0.0054
r: -0.09
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Yes No
Accept 21 289
Reject 78 555
n: 943
p: 0.0049
r: 0.09
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 20 217
Reject 33 678
n: 948
p: 0.005
r: -0.09
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Yes No
Accept 22 302
Reject 64 556
n: 944
p: 0.0052
r: 0.09
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 20 132
Reject 45 509
n: 706
p: 0.0177
r: -0.09
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Yes No
Accept 23 235
Reject 65 382
n: 705
p: 0.0186
r: -0.09
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Yes No
Accept 12 298
Reject 54 529
n: 893
p: 0.0085
r: 0.09
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Yes No
Accept 7 303
Reject 3 580
n: 893
p: 0.0097
r: 0.08
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Yes No
Accept 31 199
Reject 35 450
n: 715
p: 0.0251
r: 0.08
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Yes No
Accept 81 229
Reject 131 502
n: 943
p: 0.0103
r: 0.08
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 39 199
Reject 80 627
n: 945
p: 0.0104
r: 0.08
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Yes No
Accept 7 322
Reject 3 615
n: 947
p: 0.0108
r: 0.08
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Yes No
Accept 45 279
Reject 54 566
n: 944
p: 0.0118
r: -0.08
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Yes No
Accept 147 88
Reject 339 131
n: 705
p: 0.0309
r: 0.08
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Yes No
Accept 37 193
Reject 50 435
n: 715
p: 0.0311
r: 0.08
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Yes No
Accept 22 221
Reject 22 451
n: 716
p: 0.0325
r: 0.08
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Yes No
Accept 47 183
Reject 75 410
n: 715
p: 0.0338
r: 0.08
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Yes No
Accept 159 135
Reject 281 309
n: 884
p: 0.0188
r: 0.08
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Yes No
Accept 31 199
Reject 41 444
n: 715
p: 0.0368
r: 0.08
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Yes No
Accept 29 295
Reject 36 584
n: 944
p: 0.017
r: -0.08
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 48 190
Reject 204 503
n: 945
p: 0.0178
r: -0.07
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Yes No
Accept 9 221
Reject 35 450
n: 715
p: 0.0456
r: -0.07
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 16 221
Reject 93 618
n: 948
p: 0.022
r: -0.07
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 43 195
Reject 170 537
n: 945
p: 0.0238
r: 0.07
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Yes No
Accept 19 291
Reject 17 616
n: 943
p: 0.0264
r: 0.07
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Yes No
Accept 19 291
Reject 16 617
n: 943
p: 0.0274
r: 0.07
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Yes No
Accept 43 267
Reject 54 579
n: 943
p: 0.0279
r: -0.07
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 196 37
Reject 631 65
n: 929
p: 0.0314
r: -0.07
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Yes No
Accept 8 316
Reject 28 592
n: 944
p: 0.0357
r: 0.07
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 20 218
Reject 33 674
n: 945
p: 0.0364
r: -0.07
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 5 232
Reject 30 681
n: 948
p: 0.0361
r: 0.07
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis Yes No
Accept 202 127
Reject 343 275
n: 947
p: 0.0385
r: 0.07
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 16 217
Reject 19 677
n: 929
p: 0.0409
r: -0.07
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis Yes No
Accept 6 294
Reject 29 598
n: 927
p: 0.0445