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Dear Hengyi:

Beta values do not represent % signal change, at least not in the direct 
sense. Please look at Matthew Brett's marsbar faq for a clear explanation 
of the relationship between beta's and percent signal change.

http://marsbar.sourceforge.net/faq.html

Darren

At 03:19 PM 3/25/2005, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>Dear SPM members,
>
>If i report beta value to represent the percent signal change associated 
>with the task in my paper, what references shoulf i cited?
>
>thanks and best
>
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>Hengyi Rao, Ph.D.
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>Department of Neurology
>University of Pennsylvania
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>3400 Spruce Street
>Philadelphia, PA, 19104
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