Various parameters

Submitted by qtwing@nate.com on

Dear Johann,

I changed initial link threshold and got different graph components.

Here are another questions.

I changed also some parameters as I checked in an attached figure.

According to various parameters, I got totally same graph component but different alpha value in 'Network Inspector'.

When I set the parameters (generate : 1 / Number of repetitions : 1), it showed best alpha value, zero.

However when I set the parameters (generate : 10 / Number of repetitions : more than 10), it showed higher alpha value above 0.5.

Could I trust the result which showed zero alpha value?

Best regards,

Saske

 

 

Johann Kruschwitz

Tue, 03/03/2015 - 13:21

Hi,

it seem as if you are using GraphVar the wrong way. If you want to do calculations on the raw matrices, you don´t have to genereate subject specific random networks in the "network construction panel" (please uncheck this box; upper panel).

If you are doing group comparisons on the raw matrices (i.e., non-parametric permutations tests) you need to check "test against random groups" in the "statistics panel" (as you did). The number of repetitions refers to the amount of permutations. I would suggest at least 100 (or even more to come up with a reliable estimation). The initial link threshold (that I previously refered to) will have to be selected in the network inspector later on.

I would strongly suggest that you please study the respective paragraphs in the manual or in the article to the toolbox - otherwise you may come up with invalid results!

Best,
Johann

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