Dear Prof Smith,
Thank you for clarifying my error. I understand what this means conceptually,
but could please show me what the design.con and design.mat looks like?
I want
to be certain I am on the right track. Thanks again.
Regards,
Roger
Quoting Stephen Smith <[log in to unmask]>:
> Hi - no this is incorrect - if you want to "control for" IQ this
> needs to be a single EV (across both groups) that will attempt to
> model out the effect of IQ.
> However that will only succeed (ie remove this confound in the group
> difference) to the extent that the effect of IQ on the data is linear
> and additive - which cannot necessarily be assumed.
> Cheers.
>
>
> On 19 Sep 2011, at 19:42, Roger Jou wrote:
>
>> Dear FSL Experts,
>>
>> I am conducting a TBSS analysis on FA, MD, AD and RD and plan to use
>> TFCE. The study consists of two groups (control = 11 and patient =
>> 19) who differ significantly in IQ. Therefore, I wanted conduct the
>> analysis controlling for IQ and would be extremely grateful for help
>> in generating the appropriate design.con and design.mat files.
>>
>> I have looked through the forum for answers and have drafted the following:
>>
>> design.con
>>
>> /NumWaves 4
>> /NumContrasts 2
>> /PPheights 1 1
>> /Matrix
>> 1 -1 0 0
>> -1 1 0 0
>>
>> Can you please tell me whether this design.con file is correct?
>>
>> design.mat
>>
>> /NumWaves 4
>> /NumPoints 30
>> /PPheights 86 86
>> /Matrix
>> 1 0 -8.4 0
>> 1 0 12.6 0
>> 1 0 16.6 0
>> 1 0 0 0
>> 1 0 2.6 0
>> 1 0 -22.4 0
>> 1 0 -1.4 0
>> 1 0 8.6 0
>> 1 0 -3.4 0
>> 1 0 -4.4 0
>> 1 0 -0.4 0
>> 0 1 0 35.7
>> 0 1 0 15.7
>> 0 1 0 10.7
>> 0 1 0 8.7
>> 0 1 0 -5.3
>> 0 1 0 -40.3
>> 0 1 0 22.7
>> 0 1 0 16.7
>> 0 1 0 -11.3
>> 0 1 0 -15.3
>> 0 1 0 -13.3
>> 0 1 0 -1.3
>> 0 1 0 -6.3
>> 0 1 0 8.7
>> 0 1 0 1.7
>> 0 1 0 29.7
>> 0 1 0 -7.3
>> 0 1 0 -50.3
>> 0 1 0 0
>>
>> Can you please tell me whether this design.mat file is correct?
>>
>> Also, I wanted to double check that the PPheights are the difference
>> between the most negative and most positive demeaned IQ for the
>> entire sample, and the IQ needs to be demeaned separately for
>> control and patient groups.
>>
>> Finally, in order to run this would the procedure the same as that
>> indicated on the main TBSS documentation page, just using the above
>> for the for the design.mat and design.con files below:
>>
>> randomise -i all_FA_skeletonised -o tbss -m mean_FA_skeleton_mask -d
>> design.mat -t design.con -n 500 --T2 -V
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your help!
>>
>> Roger
>>
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