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nilearn.plotting.plot_contrast_matrix¶
- nilearn.plotting.plot_contrast_matrix(contrast_def, design_matrix, colorbar=False, axes=None, output_file=None)[source]¶
Create plot for contrast definition.
- Parameters:
- contrast_def
str
ornumpy.ndarray
of shape[1] <= n_col wheren_col
is the number of columns of the design matrix. The string can be a formula compatible with
pandas.DataFrame.eval
. Basically one can use the name of the conditions as they appear in the design matrix of the fitted model combined with operators +- and combined with numbers with operators +-*/.- design_matrix
pandas.DataFrame
Design matrix to use.
- colorbar
bool
, optional If True, display a colorbar on the right of the plots. Default=False.
- axes
matplotlib.axes.Axes
or None, default=None Axis on which to plot the figure. If None, a new figure will be created.
- output_file
str
, 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.
- contrast_def
- Returns:
- axes
matplotlib.axes.Axes
Figure object.
- axes
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