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3.11.2. nistats.reporting.plot_design_matrix

nistats.reporting.plot_design_matrix(design_matrix, rescale=True, ax=None, output_file=None)

Plot a design matrix provided as a DataFrame

Parameters

design matrixpandas DataFrame,

Describes a design matrix.

rescalebool, optional

Rescale columns magnitude for visualization or not.

axaxis handle, optional

Handle to axis onto which we will draw design matrix.

output_file: string or None, optional,

The name of an image file to export the plot to. Valid extensions are .png, .pdf, .svg. If output_file is not None, the plot is saved to a file, and the display is closed.

Returns

ax: axis handle

The axis used for plotting.

3.11.2.1. Examples using nistats.reporting.plot_design_matrix

Analysis of a single session, single subject fMRI dataset

Studying first-level-model details in a trials-and-error fashion

Analysis of an fMRI dataset with a Finite Impule Response (FIR) model

Second-level fMRI model: a two-sample test

Voxel-Based Morphometry on Oasis dataset

Example of second level design matrix

Examples of design matrices