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the basic set of observations would have increased the significance of the sta-

tistical results obtained in previous analyses.
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If the true meaning of argaman is the close relative of purple—namely, the

color known as magenta (defined by the 1998 Collins Dictionary as “deep
purplish red,” and formed by blue and red mixed in equal proportions), then
the equivalent WF for magenta would be 546.5 THz, even closer to the pre-

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dicted WF for argaman of 553.5 THz (deviation of 1.3%).
It seems more likely that in reality (that is, in ancient biblical times) pur-
ple would have been produced by equal shares of blue and red rather than
by unequal proportions (since the former is simpler). In that case, magenta
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is probably the right color indicated by argaman (there is no equivalent
Hebrew for magenta).
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The values associated with argaman are therefore added to Table 12.2,
assuming magenta is the real color. The basic set is now enlarged to comprise

five observations.
Figure 12.4 shows the results for this enlarged basic set, with the associated
fitted linear-regression equation. The adjusted R-squared is 0.8428, and for n

= 5 the model F-ratio is 22.4, with significance level of p = 0.01783.

Note that the enlarged basic set of five observations still preserves the right
order dictated by the corresponding wave frequencies. The number of pos-

sible permutations of a set of five observations is: 1x2x3x4x5 = 120. This
implies that the likelihood of the five observations in the enlarged basic set

preserving, by chance only, the right order of the allied wave frequencies is
1/120 = 0.0083 … that is, less than 1%!
Due to the unconventional character of the statistical analysis introduced
in this chapter, we have opted, in the earlier statistical analyses, to pursue
a more cautious conservative approach. This implies that we have excluded
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argaman (namely, purple or magenta) from the basic set of observations
used in the analyses.

3. A curious coincidence is noteworthy regarding the first letters in the Hebrew

names for the additive primary colors R(ed), G(reen) and B(lue) (RGB, the

colors originating all hues within the human visible spectrum). With respect
to the visible spectrum (expressed in wave frequency ), these three colors rep-
resent the lower end (red, with a representative wave frequency of 443 THz),

about a middle point in the spectrum (green, with representative WF about
565 THz) and the upper end (blue, with representative WF about 650 THz).

Correspondingly, first letters in the Hebrew names for these colors are, respec-
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tively, the first letter in the Hebrew alphabet (aleph, first letter of adom, or