Table 2.
The probability of observing the measured level of thematic overlap (or ‘song matching’) between two singers, based on comparison with the null distributions of overlap generated by 1000 Monte Carlo simulations for each dyad. Matching analyses were conducted for eight of the singer dyads. Italics indicate results that are significant at α < 0.05.
| singer dyad | mean expected overlap | mean observed overlap | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 |
| 2 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.52 |
| 3 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.02a |
| 4 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.56 |
| 5 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.51 |
| 6 | 0.13 | 0.26 | 0.03a |
| 7 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.92b |
| 8 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.43 |
aTwo-singer dyads overlapped in their theme sequence significantly more than expected.
bAn additional dyad showed a tendency to avoid matching.