The main effect of subject doesn't exist, I'm assuming that you mean
the main effect of group. The main effect of group is invalid in both
the full and flexible factorial models (for more details see
http://www.martinos.org/~mclaren/ftp/Utilities_DGM/OHBM2011_v3.pdf).
Your question about a similar to eye() in the full factorial is a
between-subject effect, do any of the group-condition combinations
differ from 0. This can not be done in the current models as the error
terms are wrong. You'd need to run a full/flex model for each
condition and use the eye() in that model.
If you want the main effect of group overall, you need to average the
conditions and then use either the full or flexible factorial with
just a group factor.
To form the interaction terms in the current model. You first need to
define them:
(g1c1-g1c2) - (g2c1-g2c2)
(g1c2-g1c3) - (g2c2-g2c3)
(g1c3-g1c4) - (g2c3-g2c4)
(g2c1-g2c2) - (g3c1-g3c2)
(g2c2-g2c3) - (g3c2-g3c3)
(g2c3-g2c4) - (g3c3-g3c4)
Now, each row of the F-contrast will represent one of these. So you
will have 6 rows in your interaction F. It should be straight forward
to make it from the above details. The subject, group, and condition
factors will have 0s for their columns.
Best Regards, Donald McLaren
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On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 12:02 PM, Stefania Benetti
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> Dear SPMers and experts,
>
> I am running a fMRI analysis with 4 conditions and 3 groups (g1=22,g2=17,g3=25). I am using a flexible factorial design with main effect of subject and interaction of groupXcondition.
>
> Along with the canonical contrasts, I now need to create a F contrast that reveals voxel showing some form of response that can be induced by the conditions, like the one that would be specified by using eye(12) in a full factorial design with the same conditions and groups.
>
> Is there a way to build this contrast in a flexible factorial design?
>
> Any help would be appreciated!
>
> Stefania
>
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