Do you have spaces between the 0 and -1 entries in your design.con ? You need that. On 31 Jul 2012, at 15:51, sandra petris wrote: > Hi Steve sorry to disturb you again > > now my matrices are the following: > > /NumWaves 5 > /NumPoints 15 > /PPheights 1 1 1 1 1 > /Matrix > 1 1,0434 1,1634 1,9836 -4,7333 > 1 0,3511 0,6998 0,6660 -6,7333 > 1 0,3733 0,1620 1,3627 4,2667 > 1 -0,7298 1,1634 0,9047 -3,7333 > 1 -0,3459 -0,1429 0,6176 -1,7333 > 1 -0,0511 0,1898 -0,1555 -3,7333 > 1 -0,0954 -2,1662 0,0961 -4,7333 > 1 -0,7031 -1,0768 -0,6896 -5,7333 > 1 0,3342 0,4163 -0,7304 9,2667 > 1 0,8755 -0,1218 -0,4432 -2,7333 > 1 -1,3132 -1,0332 0,5826 6,2667 > 1 0,4781 -0,9344 0,2008 -0,7333 > 1 -0,0692 0,1785 -1,1205 18,2667 > 1 0,6799 1,1634 -1,0984 1,2667 > 1 -0,8272 0,3381 -2,1765 -4,7333 > > > > /NumWaves 5 > /NumContrasts 6 > /PPheights 1 1 1 1 1 > /Matrix > 0 1 0 0 0 > 0-1 0 0 0 > 0 0 1 0 0 > 0 0-1 0 0 > 0 0 0 1 0 > 0 0 0-1 0 > > > > I run the randomise -i all_FA_skeletonised -o tbss -m mean_FA_skeleton_mask -d design_nico.mat -t design_nico.con -n 10000 --T2 -V (without -D) > > > and I got the following error message :( > > Loading Data: > Data loaded > ERROR: Program failed > > An exception has been thrown > Runtime error:- detected by Newmat: process fails to converge > > MatrixType = Rect # Rows = 15; # Cols = 4 > Trace: SVD; pinv. > > > > > > 2012/7/31 Stephen Smith <[log in to unmask]> > No - I meant you don't need BOTH - you need one or the other. > Cheers. > > > > On 31 Jul 2012, at 15:36, sandra petris wrote: > >> ah thanks a lot Steve! I'm gonna delete the -D option and the 1st colums, let'see what happens >> >> ciao! Sandra >> >> 2012/7/31 Stephen Smith <[log in to unmask]> >> Hi - the answer is clearly in the error message :-) >> You don't need the -D option *and* the EV full of 1s. >> Steve. >> >> >> On 31 Jul 2012, at 12:34, sandra petris wrote: >> >>> Hi Stephen, >>> >>> when I run randomise -i all_FA_skeletonised -o tbss -m mean_FA_skeleton_mask -d design_nico.mat -t design_nico.con -n 10000 -D --T2 -V I got the following error message: >>> >>> Loading Data: >>> Data loaded >>> Warning: You have demeaned your data, but at least one design column has non-zero mean >>> ERROR: Program failed >>> >>> An exception has been thrown >>> Runtime error:- detected by Newmat: process fails to converge >>> >>> MatrixType = Rect # Rows = 15; # Cols = 4 >>> Trace: SVD; pinv. >>> >>> >>> thanks in advance for any help >>> >>> Sandra >>> >>> >>> 2012/7/31 Stephen Smith <[log in to unmask]> >>> Hi - these look - what was the error message? >>> >>> >>> On 30 Jul 2012, at 16:14, Sandra Petris wrote: >>> >>>> Dear fsl experts, >>>> >>>> >>>> I have a question regarding TBSS analysis. I would like to compute the correlation (or regression) between FA and behavioral scores. >>>> I have one group of subjects (15 subjects) and behavioral scores (BS) taken from 3 tasks plus 1 regressors of no interest, age that I have demeaned (is it correct?) >>>> I assume that the design matrix should look like this: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> /NumWaves 5 >>>> /NumPoints 15 >>>> /PPheights 1 1 1 1 1 >>>> /Matrix >>>> 1 1,0434 1,1634 1,9836 -4,7333 >>>> 1 0,3511 0,6998 0,6660 -6,7333 >>>> 1 0,3733 0,1620 1,3627 4,2667 >>>> 1 -0,7298 1,1634 0,9047 -3,7333 >>>> 1 -0,3459 -0,1429 0,6176 -1,7333 >>>> 1 -0,0511 0,1898 -0,1555 -3,7333 >>>> 1 -0,0954 -2,1662 0,0961 -4,7333 >>>> 1 -0,7031 -1,0768 -0,6896 -5,7333 >>>> 1 0,3342 0,4163 -0,7304 9,2667 >>>> 1 0,8755 -0,1218 -0,4432 -2,7333 >>>> 1 -1,3132 -1,0332 0,5826 6,2667 >>>> 1 0,4781 -0,9344 0,2008 -0,7333 >>>> 1 -0,0692 0,1785 -1,1205 18,2667 >>>> 1 0,6799 1,1634 -1,0984 1,2667 >>>> 1 -0,8272 0,3381 -2,1765 -4,7333 >>>> >>>> >>>> Is the following contrast matrix correct? >>>> >>>> >>>> /NumWaves 5 >>>> /NumContrasts 6 >>>> /PPheights 1 1 1 1 1 >>>> /Matrix >>>> 0 1 0 0 0 >>>> 0 -1 0 0 0 >>>> 0 0 1 0 0 >>>> 0 0 -1 0 0 >>>> 0 0 0 1 0 >>>> 0 0 0 -1 0 >>>> >>>> >>>> When I run the randomize command I receive an error message.....are the NumWaves/NumConntrast an PPWheights correct? >>>> >>>> Any help will be greatly appreciated >>>> >>>> >>>> Best, Sandra >>>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Stephen M. 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