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2019-01-11
2019-01-14
  • Ambra Ferrari

    Ambra Ferrari - 2019-01-11

    Hello,

    I understand that I can run stats (e.g. one sample t-test) and thus get significance results (p-values) on second-level models. However, I don't see how to do the same at the first level (within-subject). If I undferstand correctly the only info I can get at the first level are parameter estimates and peak of estimated response.

    Thanks and best,
    Ambra

     
  • Dominik Bach

    Dominik Bach - 2019-01-13

    Hi Ambra

    PsPM offers no first-level statistical tests. The reason is that the data are strongly auto-correlated, and models to account for that (as e.g. in SPM for fMRI) can be quite complicated, or unreliable with just one data channel.

    As a surrogate, you can safely assume that trial-by-trial statistics are independent, and do statistical tests on this level after extracting them to e.g. in R or SPSS.

    Dominik

     
  • Ambra Ferrari

    Ambra Ferrari - 2019-01-14

    Hello Dominik,

    thanks for your reply.
    How would you create trial-by-trial statistics?

    Thanks and best,
    Ambra

     
  • Dominik Bach

    Dominik Bach - 2019-01-14

    You can run a GLM with one regressor per trial rather than per condition (ie. define 'conditions' that just contain one trial). In DCM you automatically get trial-by-trial estimates.

     

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