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Percentage of matches in most popular references

Most popular references Unmarked (Shaheen) Marked % Stritmatter additions % Total %
First 100 598 12 2.01% 57 9.53% 69 11.54%
First 1,000 2,321 81 3.49% 167 7.20% 248 10.69%
First 2,500 3,496 81 2.32% 197 5.64% 278 7.95%
Percentages calculated as a proportion of Shaheen references only. Verses ranked by combined total of all reference types. Figures reflect the current dataset.

The fog is unplaited. Contrary to Stritmatter’s claim, 97.99% of the playwright’s 100 most referenced verses are not marked at all before his additions are made. After the additions, the ratio of matched to unmatched references still refuses to suggest anything approaching a convincing overlap. The very strongest Oxfordian goggles and a large amount of context shearing are necessary before even the feeblest of links can be created between the two datasets.