Table 5.
Significant Variability Differences in Biases across Academic Fields
| Variable - Biases | HoV | Variability Differences | Field Displaying More Variability | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changing Standards and Norms | p = .004 | Performance & Biological Sciences, | Biological Sciences | .028 |
| Performance & Humanities, | Humanities | .027 | ||
| Biological Sciences & Social Sciences, | Biological Sciences | .009 | ||
| Humanities & Social Sciences | Humanities | .010 | ||
| Moral Insensitivity | p = .032 | Physical Sciences & Social Sciences, | Physical Sciences | .010 |
| Performance & Physical Sciences | Physical Sciences | .027 | ||
| Naivete | p = .028 | Health Sciences & Performance, | Health Sciences | .018 |
| Health Sciences & Physical Sciences, | Health Sciences | .022 | ||
| Health Sciences & Social Sciences | Health Sciences | .031 | ||
| Self-Justification | p = .036 | Humanities & Social Sciences, | Humanities | .038 |
| Humanities & Biological Sciences, | Humanities | .005 | ||
| Humanities & Health Sciences, | Humanities | .026 | ||
| Humanities & Performance | Humanities | .001 | ||
| Unquestioning Deference to Authority | p = .001 | Humanities & Biological Sciences. | Humanities | .001 |
| Humanities & Physical Sciences, | Humanities | .001 | ||
| Humanities & Social Sciences, | Humanities | .001 | ||
| Humanities & Performance, | Humanities | .001 | ||
| Social Sciences & Performance | Social Sciences | .025 | ||
| Unwarranted Compromise | p = .001 | Humanities & Performance, | Humanities | .001 |
| Humanities & Physical Sciences, | Humanities | .001 | ||
| Humanities & Social Sciences | Humanities | .001 | ||
| Humanities & Biological Sciences, | Humanities | .001 | ||
| Humanities & Health Sciences, | Humanities | .001 | ||
| Biological Sciences & Social Sciences | Social Sciences | .031 | ||
| Willful Ignorance | p = .022 | Biological Sciences & Physical Sciences, | Biological Sciences | .001 |
| Biological Sciences & Social Sciences, | Biological Sciences | .001 | ||
| Humanities & Social Sciences, | Humanities | .020 | ||
| Biological Sciences & Performance, | Biological Sciences | .018 | ||
| Biological Sciences & Health Sciences | Biological Sciences | .014 |
Note. HoV = Overall homogeneity of variance