3dClustsim for 3dttest++

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Hello AFNI experts,

I am working with a small sample of macaques and wanted to see if the 3dclustsim option for 3dttest++ could be modified for a smaller sample size. Right now, it would let me use that option because I only have 6 animals but need 7 for the option. Is this a possibility?

Thanks,
Sharyn

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Is this a 1-sample test?

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No - it is 2 sample - one group has 6 animals and the other has 10.

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Sorry for not getting back sooner.

The problem with sign randomization on just 6 datasets is that there aren’t that many sign combinations. With a total of 16, I can add permutation to the mix, which would make the calculations combinatorially possible. However, I’m literally working on that code today, and have to test it, and then package it up for mass consumption (e.g., write some help for it).

The alternative that I see for you, if you want to try this out now, is to output the residuals from 3dttest++ with the -resid option, then run 3dFWHMx with the -ACF option, use the 3 ACF parameters in 3dClustSim -ACF, and then use the cluster size thresholds that come out of that method.

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Thank you! I’ll try that in the meantime and check for the updated code in the future.

Thanks again!