The targeted search has a lower passing rate than the grid search for 50 Kepler KSOC-5125 targets: periods 50-300 days, MES 6-12, durations 1.5-15 hours

We compare two searches for the same artificial transit signals in the public Kepler DR25 KSOC-5125 experiment. The sample has 1,741,754 trials on all 50 targets. Input periods are 50 to less than 300 days. Durations are 1.5 to less than 15 hours. The ideal expected multiple-event statistic (MES) is 6 to less than 12. The mean passing rate is 45.42% for a local period and duration grid. It is 42.29% for a search at the exact input period and duration. Each target has equal weight. The paired difference is -3.12 percentage points. Its 95% target bootstrap interval is -3.24 to -3.01 points. The targeted rate is lower in all 50 targets. Targeted-only and grid-only passing rates are 0.18% and 3.31%. The target set was selected and does not represent all Kepler stars. The two search paths also differ in event-removal settings. The result compares recorded search procedures and does not isolate grid spacing. It does not predict a gain in a blind planet search. We preserve 2,472,622 lossless source rows, all target counts, source hashes, code, figures, and an independent FITS byte audit. The data subset supports all specified input checks.

Kepler · DR25 · flux-level transit injection · KSOC-5125 · paired search outcomes · search completeness · reproducible astronomy