Survey Results

Correlations

Note: For philosophical questions with only two main suggested answers, only one answer (randomly selected) can be looked up for correlations.

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Strongest correlations with philosophical questions

r: 0.21
Material composition: restrictivism
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 12 3
No 133 214
n: 362
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Perceptual experience: disjunctivism
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 17 11
No 149 637
n: 814
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Practical reason: Aristotelian
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 19 4
No 269 349
n: 641
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Time: A-theory
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 15 8
No 208 466
n: 697
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Normative ethics: virtue ethics
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 31 6
No 464 601
n: 1102
p < 0.0001
r: -0.12
Moral principles: moral generalism
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 6 16
No 393 279
n: 694
p: 0.0012
r: 0.12
Response to external-world skepticism: dogmatist
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 7 16
No 75 526
n: 624
p: 0.0025
r: -0.11
Perceptual experience: representationalism
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 5 23
No 355 435
n: 818
p: 0.001
r: -0.11
Human genetic engineering: permissible
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 9 15
No 498 217
n: 739
p: 0.0026
r: -0.11
Mind: physicalism
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 9 24
No 612 462
n: 1107
p: 0.0002
r: -0.11
Philosophical methods: experimental philosophy
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 6 29
No 398 759
n: 1192
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Justification: nonreliabilist foundationalism
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 11 13
No 160 444
n: 628
p: 0.0061
r: 0.11
Meaning of life: objective
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 23 9
No 386 571
n: 989
p: 0.0006
r: -0.11
Metaphilosophy: naturalism
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 9 21
No 547 399
n: 976
p: 0.0007
r: 0.11
Well-being: objective list
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 18 1
No 372 256
n: 647
p: 0.0061
r: 0.11
Belief or credence: belief
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 12 9
No 177 353
n: 551
p: 0.0132
r: 0.1
Quantum mechanics: collapse
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 5 9
No 66 325
n: 405
p: 0.0356
r: -0.1
Time travel: metaphysically possible
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 5 17
No 297 363
n: 682
p: 0.0067
r: 0.1
Aesthetic value: objective
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 26 6
No 524 504
n: 1060
p: 0.0009
r: 0.1
Properties: immanent universals
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 6 7
No 126 399
n: 538
p: 0.0237
r: 0.1
Free will: libertarianism
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 17 20
No 228 904
n: 1169
p: 0.0009
r: 0.09
Causation: process/production
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 10 9
No 141 459
n: 619
p: 0.0193
r: -0.09
Propositional attitudes: representational
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 5 14
No 267 268
n: 554
p: 0.0333
r: -0.09
Normative concepts: value
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 6 16
No 240 312
n: 574
p: 0.0344
r: -0.09
Abortion: permissible
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 14 7
No 678 130
n: 829
p: 0.0112
r: -0.09
Philosophical methods: empirical philosophy
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 17 18
No 728 429
n: 1192
p: 0.0029
r: 0.08
Meta-ethics: moral realism
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 28 7
No 719 371
n: 1125
p: 0.0086
r: -0.08
Philosophical methods: conceptual engineering
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 10 25
No 480 677
n: 1192
p: 0.0093
r: -0.07
Laws of nature: Humean
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 7 26
No 363 674
n: 1070
p: 0.0179
r: 0.07
God: theism
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 12 24
No 243 890
n: 1169
p: 0.0147
r: -0.07
Trolley problem: switch
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 17 11
No 741 255
n: 1024
p: 0.0233
r: 0.07
Other minds: worms
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 9 11
No 192 576
n: 788
p: 0.0474
r: -0.06
Knowledge: empiricism
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 10 15
No 545 387
n: 957
p: 0.047
r: -0.06
Gender: psychological
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 5 28
No 257 785
n: 1075
p: 0.0418
r: 0.06
Philosophical methods: conceptual analysis
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 33 2
No 874 283
n: 1192
p: 0.0344
r: -0.06
Philosophical methods: formal philosophy
Philosopher: Anscombe Accept Reject
Yes 16 19
No 671 486
n: 1192
p: 0.0446

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: 0.31
AOS: Philosophy of Action
Philosopher: Anscombe Yes No
Yes 19 19
No 62 1157
n: 1257
p < 0.0001
r: 0.1
AOS: Meta-Ethics
Philosopher: Anscombe Yes No
Yes 12 26
No 144 1075
n: 1257
p: 0.0003
r: 0.1
AOS: Normative Ethics
Philosopher: Anscombe Yes No
Yes 16 22
No 240 979
n: 1257
p: 0.0007
r: 0.09
Tradition: Analytic
Philosopher: Anscombe Yes No
Yes 38 0
No 963 244
n: 1245
p: 0.002
r: 0.07
Gender: female
Philosopher: Anscombe Yes No
Yes 14 25
No 233 974
n: 1246
p: 0.0105
r: -0.07
Gender: male
Philosopher: Anscombe Yes No
Yes 25 14
No 966 241
n: 1246
p: 0.0152
r: 0.06
AOS: Philosophy of Mind
Philosopher: Anscombe Yes No
Yes 13 25
No 236 983
n: 1257
p: 0.0237