Yes

On 10/28/19 1:04 PM, Nillo, Ryan Michael R wrote:
> Am I correct in assuming this results in z-scoring/normalizing the 
> covariates?
>
> Ryan Michael Nillo
> Staff Research Associate I
> University of California San Francisco
> Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
>
>> On Oct 28, 2019, at 7:33 AM, Greve, Douglas N.,Ph.D. 
>> <dgr...@mgh.harvard.edu <mailto:dgr...@mgh.harvard.edu>> wrote:
>>
>> My guess is that your covariates have almost no range to them and so 
>> look like constant (similar to columns 1 and 2). You can try 
>> demeaning and rescaling the covariates. You can do this by hand and 
>> create a new FSGD file or you can add the following lines anywhere in 
>> the fsgd:
>> RescaleFlag 1
>> DemeanFlag 1
>>
>>
>> On 10/26/19 10:45 PM, Nillo, Ryan Michael R wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I ran mri_glmfit with the following fsgd file:
>>>
>>> GroupDescriptorFile 1
>>> Title CJD
>>>
>>> Class MM1_MV1
>>> Class MV2_VV2
>>>
>>> Variablesfrontal
>>>
>>> Input7693MV2_VV22.930667
>>> Input11985MV2_VV22.410333
>>> Input13082MV2_VV22.529333
>>> Input13425MV2_VV22.593667
>>> Input13667MM1_MV12.628667
>>> Input13900MM1_MV12.675333
>>> Input14094MM1_MV12.549333
>>> Input15566MV2_VV22.666667
>>> Input15999MM1_MV12.641
>>> Input16714MV2_VV22.643
>>> Input16848MV2_VV22.63
>>> Input16952MV2_VV22.516
>>> Input7693aMV2_VV23.054
>>> Input11985aMV2_VV22.42
>>> Input13082aMV2_VV22.454
>>> Input13425aMV2_VV22.602
>>> Input13667aMM1_MV12.604333
>>> Input13900aMM1_MV12.601333
>>> Input14094aMM1_MV12.523333
>>> Input15566aMV2_VV22.713333
>>> Input15999aMM1_MV12.584333
>>> Input16714aMV2_VV22.673333
>>> Input16848aMV2_VV22.533333
>>> Input16952aMV2_VV22.486
>>>
>>> My two contrast matrices are:
>>> one.mtx = [ 0 0 1 0 ]
>>> two.mtx = [ 0 0 0 1 ]
>>>
>>> When running the mri_glmfit command "*mri_glmfit --glmdir 
>>> new.frontal.lgi --fsgd new.frontal.fsgd.txt --fwhm 30 --surf 
>>> fsaverage lh --y lh.pial_lgi.fwhm0.mgh --C one.mtx --C two.mtx*”, I 
>>> get the following output:
>>>
>>> INFO: gd2mtx_method is dods
>>> Saving design matrix to new.frontal.lgi/Xg.dat
>>> Computing normalized matrix
>>> Normalized matrix condition is 12820.7
>>> Design matrix ------------------
>>>  0.00000   1.00000   0.00000 2.93067;
>>>  0.00000   1.00000   0.00000 2.41033;
>>>  0.00000   1.00000   0.00000 2.52933;
>>>  0.00000   1.00000   0.00000 2.59367;
>>>  1.00000   0.00000   2.62867 0.00000;
>>>  1.00000   0.00000   2.67533 0.00000;
>>>  1.00000   0.00000   2.54933 0.00000;
>>>  0.00000   1.00000   0.00000 2.66667;
>>>  1.00000   0.00000   2.64100 0.00000;
>>>  0.00000   1.00000   0.00000 2.64300;
>>>  0.00000   1.00000   0.00000 2.63000;
>>>  0.00000   1.00000   0.00000 2.51600;
>>>  0.00000   1.00000   0.00000 3.05400;
>>>  0.00000   1.00000   0.00000 2.42000;
>>>  0.00000   1.00000   0.00000 2.45400;
>>>  0.00000   1.00000   0.00000 2.60200;
>>>  1.00000   0.00000   2.60433 0.00000;
>>>  1.00000   0.00000   2.60133 0.00000;
>>>  1.00000   0.00000   2.52333 0.00000;
>>>  0.00000   1.00000   0.00000 2.71333;
>>>  1.00000   0.00000   2.58433 0.00000;
>>>  0.00000   1.00000   0.00000 2.67333;
>>>  0.00000   1.00000   0.00000 2.53333;
>>>  0.00000   1.00000   0.00000 2.48600;
>>> --------------------------------
>>> ERROR: matrix is ill-conditioned or badly scaled, condno = 12820.7
>>> --------------------------------
>>> Possible problem with experimental design:
>>> Check for duplicate entries and/or lack of range of
>>> continuous variables within a class.
>>> If you seek help with this problem, make sure to send:
>>>   1. Your command line:
>>>     mri_glmfit --glmdir new.frontal.lgi --fsgd new.frontal.fsgd.txt 
>>> --fwhm 30 --surf fsaverage lh --y lh.pial_lgi.fwhm0.mgh --C one.mtx 
>>> --C two.mtx
>>>   2. The FSGD file (if using one)
>>>   3. And the design matrix above
>>> Attempting to diagnose further
>>> SumSq: Min=2.828427 (col 1), Max=10.485683 (col 4)
>>>  ... could not determine the cause of the problem
>>>
>>>
>>> Can anyone give me some insight into what might be going wrong?
>>>
>>> Thanks so much,
>>>
>>> Ryan Michael Nillo
>>> Staff Research Associate I
>>> University of California San Francisco
>>> Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
>>>
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