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8.10.23. nilearn.plotting.plot_design_matrix

nilearn.plotting.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. Default=True.

axaxis handle, optional

Handle to axis onto which we will draw design matrix.

output_filestring 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.

8.10.23.1. Examples using nilearn.plotting.plot_design_matrix

Intro to GLM Analysis: a single-session, single-subject fMRI dataset

Examples of design matrices

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

Understanding parameters of the first-level model

Example of second level design matrix

Second-level fMRI model: a paired-sample test

Voxel-Based Morphometry on Oasis dataset