On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 8:59 PM, Laura M. Tully
<tully.la...@googlemail.com>wrote:

> oops sorry! (I also miscalculated the # of regressors - there's actually
>  12 (not 10 as previously noted). Here is the list of column labels:
> Grp1male  Grp1female Grp2male Grp2female Grp1maleVar1 Grp1femaleVar1
> Grp1maleVar2 Grp1femaleVar2 Grp2maleVar1 Grp2femaleVar1 Grp2maleVar2
> Grp2femaleVar2
>
> And what I think is actually an F test looking for group x var 1
> interaction OR group x variable 2 interaction whilst accounting for gender.
> .5 .5 -.5 -.5 0 0 0 0 0 0
> 0 0 0 0 0 0 .5 .5 -.5 -.5
>

The Contrast for group*var1 would be: 0 0 0 0 .5 .5 0 0 -.5 -.5 0 0
The Contrast for group*var2 would be: 0 0 0 0 0 0 .5 .5 0 0 -.5 -.5



>
> But what I actually WANT to test is a  multiple regression style model -
> i.e. if I put var 1 AND 2 into the model together do they explain more
> variance than either variable alone, AND does this vary by group (is this
> even a sensible contrast to make?). Which I *think* would look something
> like this...
>
> 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .125 .125 .125 .125 .125
>

People generally don't ask that question.  The answer is when you add more
variables, you will explain more variance. Tests about overall model fits
are generally assessed with the AIC, BIC, etc. metrics. I'm not sure if
there is anyway in regression to say that the amount of variance explained
is different by group unless you run 2 separate models. If you think this
might be a valid question, I'd consult a statistician - which I am not.


>
> Laura.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 5:51 PM, MCLAREN, Donald <mclaren.don...@gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> Please include the list of the column labels.
>>
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>> On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 6:43 PM, Laura M. Tully <
>> tully.la...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> hi Experts,
>>>
>>> I'm struggling to conceptualize the appropriate contrasts for my
>>> cortical thickness analysis. I have four classes [two groups; two levels
>>> (patients,controls; male,female) and two behavioral variables. I want to
>>> see if together the two variables account significant proportion of the
>>> variance in y (thickness) and if this differs by group whilst regressing
>>> out gender. - i.e. if I enter both behavioral variables into the model does
>>> it account for more variance than either variable on their own (after
>>> controlling for gender)? What I have is this:
>>>
>>> .5 .5 -.5 -.5 0 0 0 0
>>> 0 0 0 0 .5 .5 -.5 -.5
>>>
>>> Does this look right?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Laura.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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