Hello Doug,
Sure. Here are my  new fsgd file and new contrast matrix ( matrix is the same as the old one).
Best,
Paul
GroupDescriptorFile 1
Title MOT
Class Group1
Class Group2
Variables Age Education Firstscore Secondscore Thirdscore Averagescore
Input 01053p/fsdir Group1 -0.96 -0.17 1.86 1.97 2.01 2.14
Input 01054p/fsdir Group1 0.17 0.29 -0.56 -0.40 0.11 -0.26
Input 01061p/fsdir Group1 -0.05 0.75 -0.70 -0.53 0.17 -0.33
Input 01062p/fsdir Group1 -1.19 -1.10 -0.56 0.06 0.25 -0.05
Input 01074p/fsdir Group1 -0.68 -1.10 0.08 0.21 0.48 0.31
Input 01080p/fsdir Group1 -0.68 1.21 -0.18 0.59 0.40 0.32
Input 01099p/fsdir Group1 -0.17 0.29 -0.47 0.29 0.48 0.16
Input 01101p/fsdir Group1 -1.13 -0.63 -0.10 0.88 0.64 0.55
Input 01102p/fsdir Group1 1.03 0.29 -0.18 0.21  0.56 0.26
Input 01121p/fsdir Group1 -0.68 1.21 -0.47 -0.10 -0.29 -0.31
Input 01127p/fsdir Group1 0.34 0.29 -0.76 0.06 0.91 0.18
Input 01128p/fsdir Group1 -1.08 0.29 1.57 1.97 1.32 1.74
Input 01130p/fsdir Group1 -1.02 0.29 1.34 0.48 1.01 1.03
Input 01131p/fsdir Group1 -1.19 -1.10 1.46 1.70 2.01 1.92
Input 01141p/fsdir Group1 -1.30 -1.56 -0.10 0.14 0.33 0.16
Input 1044pp/fsdir Group1 0.63 0.29 -0.27 1.33 1.12 0.86
Input 1053pp/fsdir Group1 0.23 0.29 0.54 0.69 0.75 0.73
Input 1058pp/fsdir Group1 2.16 -1.56 -1.22 0.21 0.02 -0.30
Input 1060pp/fsdir Group1 0.91 -1.10 -1.25 -1.09 -0.88 -1.15
Input 01047p/fsdir Group2 0.57 1.21 0.25 -0.26 -0.41 -0.19
Input 01075p/fsdir Group2 -1.13 -0.17 0.25 -0.53 -1.11 -0.59
Input 01077p/fsdir Group2 0.46 0.29 -1.74 -1.83 -1.63 -1.89
Input 01091p/fsdir Group2 -0.96 0.29 1.57 0.48 0.17 0.73
Input 01096p/fsdir Group2 -1.3 -2.02 1.34 0.59 0.11 0.67
Input 01113p/fsdir Group2 0.63 1.21 -0.82 -0.93 -1.11 -1.06
Input 01124p/fsdir Group2 0.17 1.21 0.85 -0.40 -0.55 -0.11
Input 01134p/fsdir Group2 1.08 0.29 -0.62 -1.17 -1.11 -1.08
Input 1004pp/fsdir Group2 0.34 1.67 -0.62 -0.66 -0.88 -0.81
Input 1040pp/fsdir Group2 1.37 -1.10 -0.33 -1.30 -1.40 -1.16
Input 1043pp/fsdir Group2 0.51 0.29 1.57 -0.02 -0.51 0.26
Input 1064pp/fsdir Group2 2.16 -1.56 -1.83 -2.47 -2.14 -2.36
Input 1067pp/fsdir Group2 0.74 1.21 0.08 -0.18 -0.80 -0.39

New Contrast Matrix

first contrast matrix

1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

group1 greater than group 2 regressing out age, education, first, second, third and average

second constrast matrix

-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

group 2 greater than group 1 regressing out age, education, first, second, third and average

third contrast matrix

0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 -0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0

group 1 showing increasing correlation with first score compared to group 2 

fourth contrast matrix

0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0

group2 showing showing increasing correlation with first score compared to group 1

fifth contrast matrix

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 -0.5 0 0 0 0

group1 showing showing increasing correlation with second score compared to group 2

sixth contrast matrix

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 0.5 0 0 0 0

group2 showing showing increasing correlation with second score compared to group 1

seventh contrast matrix 

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 -0.5 0 0

group1 showing showing increasing correlation with third score compared to group 2

eighth contrast matrix

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 0.5 0 0

group2 showing showing increasing correlation with third score compared to group 1

ninety contrast matrix 

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 -0.5

group1 showing showing increasing correlation with average score compared to group 2

tenth contrast matrix

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 0.5

group2 showing showing increasing correlation with average score compared to group 1




On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 11:19 AM, Douglas Greve <greve@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu> wrote:

Can you send your new fsgd file and new design matrix?


On 7/24/16 6:06 PM, miracle ozzoude wrote:
Hello Doug or Bruce, 
I demeaned and normalize like you suggested but I'm still getting the same results. I created a new fsgd file using the demeaned and normalized variables (n = (x-mean)/std(x). Any reason why? Thank you very much. 
Paul

On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 6:43 PM, Douglas N Greve <greve@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu> wrote:
Try demeaning and normalizing your continuous covariates in the FSGD file.

On 07/22/2016 06:17 PM, miracle ozzoude wrote:
>
> Hello doug,
>
> while running the mir_glmfit problem, i encountered this problem “
>
> INFO: DeMeanFlag keyword not found, DeMeaning will NOT be done.
>
> Continuous Variable Means (all subjects)
>
> 0 Age 39.9375 17.3312
>
> 1 Education 15.5625 1.99902
>
> 2 Firstscore 1.03375 0.341785
>
> 3 Secondscore 1.03906 0.370678
>
> 4 Thirdscore 1.13844 0.4768
>
> 5 Averagescore 1.07375 0.364046
>
> Class Means of each Continuous Variable
>
> 1 Group1  35.6316  15.0526   1.0342 1.2111   1.4289   1.2305
>
> 2 Group2  46.2308  16.3077   1.0331 0.7877   0.7138   0.8446
>
> INFO: gd2mtx_method is dods
>
> Reading source surface
> /Users/paul/Desktop/improvervsdeclinermri/fsaverage/surf/lh.white
>
> Number of vertices 163842
>
> Number of faces    327680
>
> Total area         65416.648438
>
> AvgVtxArea       0.399267
>
> AvgVtxDist       0.721953
>
> StdVtxDist       0.195470
>
> $Id: mri_glmfit.c,v 1.196.2.6 2011/05/05 20:54:25 greve Exp $
>
> cwd /Users/paul/Desktop/improvervsdeclinermri
>
> cmdline mri_glmfit --y lh.new.MOT.thickness.10B.mgh --fsgd
> new.MOT.fsgd dods --C new.firstmatrix.mtx --C new.secondmatrix.mtx --C
> new.thirdmatrix.mtx --C new.fourthmatrix.mtx --C new.fifthmatrix.mtx
> --C new.sixthmatrix.mtx --C new.seventhmatrix.mtx --C
> new.eightmatrix.mtx --C new.ninethmatrix.mtx --C new.tenthmatrix.mtx
> --surf fsaverage lh --cortex --glmdir lh.new.MOT.glmdir
>
> sysname  Darwin
>
> hostname TC-CT-LAB4-iMAC.local
>
> machine  x86_64
>
> user     paul
>
> FixVertexAreaFlag = 1
>
> UseMaskWithSmoothing     1
>
> OneSampleGroupMean 0
>
> y /Users/paul/Desktop/improvervsdeclinermri/lh.new.MOT.thickness.10B.mgh
>
> logyflag 0
>
> usedti  0
>
> FSGD new.MOT.fsgd
>
> labelmask
> /Users/paul/Desktop/improvervsdeclinermri/fsaverage/label/lh.cortex.label
>
> maskinv 0
>
> glmdir lh.new.MOT.glmdir
>
> IllCondOK 0
>
> ReScaleX 1
>
> DoFFx 0
>
> Creating output directory lh.new.MOT.glmdir
>
> Loading y from
> /Users/paul/Desktop/improvervsdeclinermri/lh.new.MOT.thickness.10B.mgh
>
> INFO: gd2mtx_method is dods
>
> Saving design matrix to lh.new.MOT.glmdir/Xg.dat
>
> Normalized matrix condition is 1.27568e+06
>
> Design matrix ------------------
>
> 1.000   0.000   23.000   0.000 15.000   0.000   1.680   0.000
> 1.780   0.000   2.110 0.000   1.860   0.000;
>
>  1.000   0.000   43.000   0.000 16.000   0.000   0.840   0.000
> 0.890   0.000   1.190 0.000   0.970   0.000;
>
>  1.000   0.000   39.000   0.000 17.000   0.000   0.790   0.000
> 0.840   0.000   1.220 0.000   0.950   0.000;
>
>  1.000   0.000   19.000   0.000 13.000   0.000   0.840   0.000
> 1.060   0.000   1.260 0.000   1.050   0.000;
>
>  1.000   0.000   28.000   0.000 13.000   0.000   1.060   0.000
> 1.120   0.000   1.370 0.000   1.180   0.000
>
>  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
>
> ERROR: matrix is ill-conditioned or badly scaled, condno = 1.27568e+06
>
> --------------------------------
>
> Possible problem with experimental design:
>
> Check for duplicate entries and/or lack of range of
>
> continuous variables within a class.
>
> If you seek help with this problem, make sure to send:
>
>   1. Your command line:
>
>     mri_glmfit --y lh.new.MOT.thickness.10B.mgh --fsgd new.MOT.fsgd
> dods --C new.firstmatrix.mtx —C new.secondmatrix.mtx --C
> new.thirdmatrix.mtx --C new.fourthmatrix.mtx --C new.fifthmatrix.mtx
> --C new.sixthmatrix.mtx --C new.seventhmatrix.mtx --C
> new.eightmatrix.mtx --C new.ninethmatrix.mtx --C new.tenthmatrix.mtx
> --surf fsaverage lh --cortex --glmdir lh.new.MOT.glmdir
>
>   2. The FSGD file (if using one)
>
>   3. And the design matrix above”
>
> Below are my fsgd file and contrast matrix. I can’t add DeMeanFlag 1
> because I am using dods and interested in group difference. Also, none
> of the responses from people with similar error helped me. I am using
> version 5.1
>
> Thank you very much.
>
> Paul
>
>
>
> GroupDescriptorFile 1
>
> Title MOT
>
> Class Group1
>
> Class Group2
>
> Variables                       Age   Education       Firstscore
> Secondscore Thirdscore      Averagescore
>
> Input 01053p/fsdir Group1       23   15              1.68
> 1.78            2.11       1.86
>
> Input 01054p/fsdir Group1       43   16              0.84
> 0.89            1.19       0.97
>
> Input 01061p/fsdir Group1       39   17              0.79
> 0.84            1.22       0.95
>
> Input 01062p/fsdir Group1       19   13              0.84
> 1.06            1.26       1.05
>
> Input 01074p/fsdir Group1       28   13              1.06
> 1.12            1.37       1.18
>
> Input 01080p/fsdir Group1       28   18              0.97
> 1.26            1.33       1.19
>
> Input 01099p/fsdir Group1       37   16              0.87
> 1.15            1.37       1.13
>
> Input 01101p/fsdir Group1       20   14              1.00
> 1.37            1.45       1.27
>
> Input 01102p/fsdir Group1       58   16              0.97
> 1.12            1.41       1.27
>
> Input 01121p/fsdir Group1       28   18              0.87
> 1.00            1.00       0.96
>
> Input 01127p/fsdir Group1       46   16              0.77
> 1.06            1.58       1.14
>
> Input 01128p/fsdir Group1       21   16              1.58
> 1.78            1.78       1.71
>
> Input 01130p/fsdir Group1       22   16              1.50
> 1.22            1.63       1.45
>
> Input 01131p/fsdir Group1       19   13              1.54
> 1.68            2.11       1.78
>
> Input 01141p/fsdir Group1       17   12              1.00
> 1.09            1.30       1.13
>
> Input 1044pp/fsdir Group1       51   16              0.94
> 1.54            1.68       1.39
>
> Input 1053pp/fsdir Group1       44   16              1.22
> 1.30            1.50       1.34
>
> Input 1058pp/fsdir Group1       78   12              0.61
> 1.12            1.15       0.96
>
> Input 1060pp/fsdir Group1       56   13              0.60
> 0.63            0.71       0.65
>
> Input 01047p/fsdir Group2       50   18              1.12
> 0.94            0.94       1.00
>
> Input 01075p/fsdir Group2       20   15              1.12
> 0.84            0.60       0.85
>
> Input 01077p/fsdir Group2       48   16              0.43
> 0.35            0.35       0.38
>
> Input 01091p/fsdir Group2       23   16              1.58
> 1.22            1.22       1.34
>
> Input 01096p/fsdir Group2       17   17              1.50
> 1.26            1.19       1.32
>
> Input 01113p/fsdir Group2       51   18              0.75
> 0.69            0.60       0.68
>
> Input 01124p/fsdir Group2       43   18              1.33
> 0.89            0.87       1.03
>
> Input 01134p/fsdir Group2       59   16              0.82
> 0.60            0.60       0.67
>
> Input 1004pp/fsdir Group2       46   19              0.82
> 0.79            0.71       0.77
>
> Input 1040pp/fsdir Group2       64   13              0.92
> 0.55            0.46       0.64
>
> Input 1043pp/fsdir Group2       49   16              1.58
> 1.03            0.89       1.17
>
> Input 1064pp/fsdir Group2       78   12              0.40
> 0.11            0.10       0.20
>
> Input 1067pp/fsdir Group2       53   18              1.06
> 0.97            0.75       0.93
>
>
> first contrast matrix
>
> 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
>
> group1 greater than group 2 regressing out age, education, first,
> second, third and average
>
> second constrast matrix
>
> -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
>
> group 2 greater than group 1 regressing out age, education, first,
> second, third and average
>
> third contrast matrix
>
> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 -0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0
>
> group 1 showing increasing correlation with first score compared to
> group 2
>
> fourth contrast matrix
>
> 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0
>
> group2 showing showing increasing correlation with first score
> compared to group 1
>
> fifth contrast matrix
>
> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 -0.5 0 0 0 0
>
> group1 showing showing increasing correlation with second score
> compared to group 2
>
> sixth contrast matrix
>
> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 0.5 0 0 0 0
>
> group2 showing showing increasing correlation with second score
> compared to group 1
>
> seventh contrast matrix
>
> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 -0.5 0 0
>
> group1 showing showing increasing correlation with third score
> compared to group 2
>
> eighth contrast matrix
>
> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 0.5 0 0
>
> group2 showing showing increasing correlation with third score
> compared to group 1
>
> ninety contrast matrix
>
> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 -0.5
>
> group1 showing showing increasing correlation with average score
> compared to group 2
>
> tenth contrast matrix
>
> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 0.5
>
> group2 showing showing increasing correlation with average score
> compared to group 1
>
>
>
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