Glyph counts between Gallows

[Koen G]

Hi Julian

We know that EVA likely inflates glyph counts to some extent. This is almost certain for benches, and arguments can be made for other frequent n-grams in EVA, like [qo], [iin] or even [aiin]. I think this might be an issue because you compare various context: after K, after P, after benched gallows... 

Here is an exaggerated scenario:
- Let's imagine that [iin] is actually one glyph. This adds two characters to the count whenever it occurs.
- Imagine that [iin] is more common following unbenched gallows, with on average one extra [iin] per gallow.

In this case, the counts for unbenched gallows are on average two higher because of EVA, not because of Voynichese.

You write in your conclusion: "The number of glyphs that follow a benched Gallows is typically 3, before the next Gallows is encountered. For un-benched Gallows, this number is typically 5 to 7." If the glyphs following benched gallows tend to be different glyphs than those following unbenched gallows, then it is possible that the different numbers are caused in part by EVA-inflation. It is also possible though that you will get the same proportions with different parsing, but I cannot rule out EVA-inflation just by looking at your data.