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I see this figure quoted a lot in comments regarding quantitative analysis, but
I'm curious to know why 70% is "the magic number".  Surely this percentage is
going to vary (to some extent) according to the number of manuscripts being
compared?  I don't recall whether Colwell had a minimum number of MSS in mind
for applying this "rule", but perhaps someone can set me straight on this issue
(I'm sure!)...

Mark O'Brien
Dallas Theological Seminary
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"I have always thought that the acquisition of language and culture gave a
person completely new aspects of personality." -- Head of Humanities and Art,
Worcestor Polytechnic Institute

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