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Quantum mechanics: epistemic, hidden-variables, many-worlds, or collapse?
556 respondents
Accept or lean towards:
collapse
collapse
17.09% (14.75%)
Reject or lean against:
collapse
collapse
1.80% (0.00%)
Accept or lean towards:
hidden-variables
hidden-variables
21.94% (18.71%)
Reject or lean against:
hidden-variables
hidden-variables
1.80% (0.00%)
Accept or lean towards:
many-worlds
many-worlds
19.42% (17.09%)
Reject or lean against:
many-worlds
many-worlds
3.24% (0.00%)
Accept or lean towards:
epistemic
epistemic
12.77% (11.33%)
Reject or lean against:
epistemic
epistemic
3.06% (0.00%)
Accept a combination of views
6.12%
Accept an alternative view
3.78%
The question is too unclear to answer
1.80%
There is no fact of the matter
1.80%
Agnostic/undecided
24.28%
Other
0.36%
Most popular option combinations
Options | Number of responses | % of responses |
---|---|---|
| 5 | 0.90% |
| 4 | 0.72% |
| 3 | 0.54% |
| 3 | 0.54% |
| 2 | 0.36% |
Alternative Views
25 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.
- NONE (4): none (4)
- RELA (3): relational (2) relative (1)
Longitudinal comparison to 2009 survey
Strongest correlations with main questions (target population)
r: 0.46
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 47 | 27 |
Reject | 31 | 272 |
n: 377
p < 0.0001
r: 0.35
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 23 | 68 |
Reject | 11 | 328 |
n: 430
p < 0.0001
r: 0.28
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 42 | 41 |
Reject | 87 | 227 |
n: 397
p < 0.0001
r: 0.28
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 63 | 25 |
Reject | 134 | 205 |
n: 427
p < 0.0001
r: 0.27
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 51 | 41 |
Reject | 114 | 213 |
n: 419
p < 0.0001
r: 0.27
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 42 | 47 |
Reject | 58 | 261 |
n: 408
p < 0.0001
r: -0.24
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: collapse | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 8 | 64 |
Reject | 70 | 235 |
n: 377
p < 0.0001
r: 0.23
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 17 | 62 |
Reject | 21 | 252 |
n: 352
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 46 | 52 |
Reject | 98 | 270 |
n: 466
p < 0.0001
r: -0.22
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 14 | 44 |
Reject | 93 | 114 |
n: 265
p: 0.0004
r: 0.2
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 8 | 80 |
Reject | 10 | 329 |
n: 427
p < 0.0001
r: -0.2
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 5 | 44 |
Reject | 73 | 254 |
n: 376
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 26 | 35 |
Reject | 85 | 284 |
n: 430
p < 0.0001
r: -0.2
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 25 | 16 |
Reject | 140 | 97 |
n: 278
p: 0.0009
r: 0.2
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 47 | 26 |
Reject | 119 | 162 |
n: 354
p: 0.0002
r: 0.2
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 29 | 29 |
Reject | 68 | 139 |
n: 265
p: 0.0013
r: 0.2
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 19 | 45 |
Reject | 24 | 169 |
n: 257
p: 0.0016
r: 0.19
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 5 | 53 |
Reject | 18 | 189 |
n: 265
p: 0.0017
r: 0.19
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 19 | 54 |
Reject | 30 | 219 |
n: 322
p: 0.0006
r: 0.19
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 66 | 25 |
Reject | 145 | 176 |
n: 412
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: collapse | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 24 | 18 |
Reject | 142 | 94 |
n: 278
p: 0.0019
r: -0.18
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 13 | 59 |
Reject | 101 | 203 |
n: 376
p: 0.0004
r: 0.18
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 95 | 1 |
Reject | 271 | 72 |
n: 439
p: 0.0002
r: 0.18
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 48 | 25 |
Reject | 96 | 145 |
n: 314
p: 0.0016
r: 0.18
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 40 | 35 |
Reject | 82 | 185 |
n: 342
p: 0.001
r: 0.17
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 15 | 34 |
Reject | 53 | 279 |
n: 381
p: 0.0006
r: 0.17
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 16 | 36 |
Reject | 69 | 269 |
n: 390
p: 0.0006
r: 0.17
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 5 | 38 |
Reject | 23 | 287 |
n: 353
p: 0.0011
r: 0.17
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 12 | 37 |
Reject | 58 | 268 |
n: 375
p: 0.0009
r: 0.17
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 14 | 58 |
Reject | 27 | 208 |
n: 307
p: 0.0027
r: 0.17
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: collapse | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 6 | 51 |
Reject | 16 | 234 |
n: 307
p: 0.0029
r: -0.17
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 61 | 36 |
Reject | 277 | 84 |
n: 458
p: 0.0003
r: 0.17
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 16 | 27 |
Reject | 65 | 276 |
n: 384
p: 0.0009
r: 0.17
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 19 | 18 |
Reject | 81 | 139 |
n: 257
p: 0.0068
r: 0.17
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 26 | 28 |
Reject | 65 | 137 |
n: 256
p: 0.0071
r: 0.17
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 11 | 21 |
Reject | 37 | 239 |
n: 308
p: 0.0032
r: 0.17
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 103 | 14 |
Reject | 277 | 93 |
n: 487
p: 0.0002
r: -0.17
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 14 | 59 |
Reject | 75 | 166 |
n: 314
p: 0.0029
r: -0.17
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 8 | 65 |
Reject | 60 | 222 |
n: 355
p: 0.0016
r: 0.17
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 35 | 33 |
Reject | 65 | 128 |
n: 261
p: 0.0073
r: 0.17
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 41 | 40 |
Reject | 115 | 196 |
n: 392
p: 0.001
r: 0.16
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 32 | 38 |
Reject | 85 | 187 |
n: 342
p: 0.0023
r: 0.16
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 72 | 24 |
Reject | 223 | 121 |
n: 440
p: 0.0006
r: 0.16
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 26 | 20 |
Reject | 99 | 210 |
n: 355
p: 0.0025
r: 0.16
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 52 | 27 |
Reject | 130 | 150 |
n: 359
p: 0.0025
r: 0.16
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: collapse | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 31 | 41 |
Reject | 83 | 221 |
n: 376
p: 0.002
r: -0.16
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: collapse | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 22 | 53 |
Reject | 130 | 216 |
n: 421
p: 0.0012
r: -0.16
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: collapse | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 11 | 65 |
Reject | 89 | 243 |
n: 408
p: 0.0016
r: 0.15
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 63 | 27 |
Reject | 150 | 161 |
n: 401
p: 0.0019
r: 0.15
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: collapse | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 25 | 45 |
Reject | 64 | 254 |
n: 388
p: 0.0025
r: 0.15
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 16 | 15 |
Reject | 91 | 143 |
n: 265
p: 0.0127
r: -0.15
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 32 | 48 |
Reject | 169 | 103 |
n: 352
p: 0.0043
r: -0.15
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 15 | 61 |
Reject | 87 | 205 |
n: 368
p: 0.0036
r: 0.15
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 9 | 59 |
Reject | 26 | 240 |
n: 334
p: 0.0058
r: 0.15
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 38 | 26 |
Reject | 114 | 118 |
n: 296
p: 0.0096
r: -0.15
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 22 | 48 |
Reject | 118 | 154 |
n: 342
p: 0.0062
r: -0.15
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 10 | 47 |
Reject | 128 | 235 |
n: 420
p: 0.0026
r: 0.15
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: collapse | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 12 | 43 |
Reject | 29 | 237 |
n: 321
p: 0.009
r: -0.15
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 35 | 46 |
Reject | 113 | 129 |
n: 323
p: 0.0089
r: -0.14
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 29 | 65 |
Reject | 127 | 172 |
n: 393
p: 0.0041
r: 0.14
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 29 | 65 |
Reject | 57 | 240 |
n: 391
p: 0.0043
r: 0.14
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 12 | 27 |
Reject | 95 | 188 |
n: 322
p: 0.0097
r: -0.14
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 40 | 50 |
Reject | 154 | 144 |
n: 388
p: 0.005
r: -0.14
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 9 | 45 |
Reject | 83 | 272 |
n: 409
p: 0.004
r: -0.14
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 36 | 62 |
Reject | 182 | 170 |
n: 450
p: 0.0026
r: 0.14
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 23 | 21 |
Reject | 115 | 195 |
n: 354
p: 0.0078
r: 0.14
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 6 | 37 |
Reject | 26 | 283 |
n: 352
p: 0.0081
r: 0.14
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 6 | 36 |
Reject | 52 | 287 |
n: 381
p: 0.0062
r: 0.14
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 34 | 52 |
Reject | 78 | 193 |
n: 357
p: 0.0082
r: 0.14
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 63 | 48 |
Reject | 173 | 195 |
n: 479
p: 0.0023
r: -0.14
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 15 | 71 |
Reject | 111 | 224 |
n: 421
p: 0.0042
r: 0.14
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 23 | 46 |
Reject | 81 | 335 |
n: 485
p: 0.0021
r: 0.14
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 14 | 34 |
Reject | 52 | 258 |
n: 358
p: 0.0093
r: -0.14
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 13 | 69 |
Reject | 97 | 223 |
n: 402
p: 0.0058
r: 0.14
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 50 | 27 |
Reject | 171 | 140 |
n: 388
p: 0.0073
r: 0.14
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 27 | 55 |
Reject | 58 | 263 |
n: 403
p: 0.0066
r: 0.14
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 43 | 41 |
Reject | 139 | 167 |
n: 390
p: 0.0076
r: -0.13
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 18 | 39 |
Reject | 178 | 191 |
n: 426
p: 0.0054
r: 0.13
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 72 | 29 |
Reject | 200 | 164 |
n: 465
p: 0.004
r: -0.13
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: collapse | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 23 | 47 |
Reject | 128 | 192 |
n: 390
p: 0.0089
r: 0.13
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 23 | 63 |
Reject | 51 | 246 |
n: 383
p: 0.0096
r: 0.13
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 31 | 55 |
Reject | 61 | 262 |
n: 409
p: 0.0075
r: 0.13
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 61 | 26 |
Reject | 176 | 160 |
n: 423
p: 0.0066
r: 0.13
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 22 | 26 |
Reject | 79 | 214 |
n: 341
p: 0.015
r: -0.13
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: collapse | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 30 | 44 |
Reject | 172 | 157 |
n: 403
p: 0.0082
r: 0.13
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 16 | 52 |
Reject | 28 | 238 |
n: 334
p: 0.0168
r: 0.13
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 7 | 34 |
Reject | 18 | 261 |
n: 320
p: 0.0206
r: -0.13
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 12 | 40 |
Reject | 88 | 267 |
n: 407
p: 0.0101
r: 0.13
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 43 | 53 |
Reject | 114 | 223 |
n: 433
p: 0.0083
r: -0.13
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: collapse | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 18 | 55 |
Reject | 111 | 213 |
n: 397
p: 0.0116
r: -0.13
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 46 | 51 |
Reject | 178 | 120 |
n: 395
p: 0.0122
r: 0.13
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 44 | 56 |
Reject | 95 | 226 |
n: 421
p: 0.0097
r: 0.13
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 13 | 75 |
Reject | 23 | 316 |
n: 427
p: 0.0094
r: -0.13
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: collapse | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 11 | 66 |
Reject | 81 | 245 |
n: 403
p: 0.0118
r: -0.12
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: collapse | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 17 | 68 |
Reject | 127 | 254 |
n: 466
p: 0.007
r: -0.12
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 29 | 84 |
Reject | 114 | 239 |
n: 466
p: 0.0073
r: -0.12
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 18 | 82 |
Reject | 93 | 228 |
n: 421
p: 0.0113
r: -0.12
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 18 | 37 |
Reject | 193 | 163 |
n: 411
p: 0.0127
r: 0.12
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 17 | 25 |
Reject | 72 | 199 |
n: 313
p: 0.0298
r: -0.12
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 46 | 12 |
Reject | 319 | 61 |
n: 438
p: 0.0103
Strongest correlations with demographic questions (target population)
r: 0.18
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Yes | No |
Accept | 24 | 66 |
Reject | 32 | 283 |
n: 405
p: 0.0003
r: 0.17
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Yes | No |
Accept | 13 | 48 |
Reject | 20 | 324 |
n: 405
p: 0.0007
r: 0.16
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Yes | No |
Accept | 8 | 87 |
Reject | 5 | 306 |
n: 406
p: 0.001
r: 0.15
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Yes | No |
Accept | 6 | 89 |
Reject | 5 | 306 |
n: 406
p: 0.002
r: -0.15
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Yes | No |
Accept | 11 | 57 |
Reject | 159 | 273 |
n: 500
p: 0.0011
r: 0.12
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Yes | No |
Accept | 12 | 109 |
Reject | 18 | 368 |
n: 507
p: 0.0067
r: 0.11
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Yes | No |
Accept | 7 | 81 |
Reject | 8 | 286 |
n: 382
p: 0.0272
r: 0.11
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Yes | No |
Accept | 13 | 77 |
Reject | 20 | 295 |
n: 405
p: 0.0239
r: -0.11
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Yes | No |
Accept | 5 | 90 |
Reject | 45 | 266 |
n: 406
p: 0.0249
r: 0.1
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: collapse | Yes | No |
Accept | 5 | 66 |
Reject | 9 | 325 |
n: 405
p: 0.0356
r: -0.1
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: collapse | Yes | No |
Accept | 6 | 65 |
Reject | 50 | 284 |
n: 405
p: 0.038
r: 0.1
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: collapse | Yes | No |
Accept | 13 | 80 |
Reject | 18 | 390 |
n: 501
p: 0.0255
r: 0.1
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: collapse | Yes | No |
Accept | 18 | 76 |
Reject | 45 | 369 |
n: 508
p: 0.0263
r: 0.1
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables | Yes | No |
Accept | 11 | 84 |
Reject | 13 | 298 |
n: 406
p: 0.0487
r: 0.1
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Yes | No |
Accept | 5 | 63 |
Reject | 22 | 410 |
n: 500
p: 0.0322
r: 0.09
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Yes | No |
Accept | 17 | 90 |
Reject | 37 | 357 |
n: 501
p: 0.0398
r: 0.09
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds | Yes | No |
Accept | 8 | 99 |
Reject | 12 | 382 |
n: 501
p: 0.0414
r: 0.09
| ||
---|---|---|
Quantum mechanics: epistemic | Yes | No |
Accept | 11 | 57 |
Reject | 42 | 390 |
n: 500
p: 0.0469