Dear all,

How to obtain correlation matrix (using GSAS)? Is there any option with
EXPGUI?

regards,
Santosh Babu


On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 8:33 PM, Brian H. Toby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>  The sign of the numbers indicates correlation vs. anticorrelation. For
> example, Uiso's correlate between atom 1 and 2 in phase "1 1  1UISO" &
>  "1  2UISO" so that Uiso increasing on one atom has a similar impact as an
> increase on the other. In the case of the reciprocal cell tensor (related to
> cell parameters) an increase on one of the diagonal terms has a similar
> effect as a decrease on the zero correction ("1   RM11" & "ZERO  1").
>
> Brian
>
>
>   On Apr 8, 2008, at 8:55 AM, Leopoldo Suescun wrote:
>
>   Dear Gerard,
> Here is how to read it:
>
>  The correlation matrix terms greater than 0.50 are
> 1  1UISO-1  2UISO   5011  3UISO   687   1HSCL   801
> 1  2UISO-   1HSCL   650
> 1  3UISO-   1HSCL   852
> 1   RM11-ZERO  1   -642
> 1   RM22-ZERO  1   -640
> 1   RM33-ZERO  1   -692
>    1ABS1-   1ABS2  1000
> 1  1PF 2-1  1PF 3  -727
> v-cov distribution 0...1 by 0.05
>    430  125   77   34    7   10    7    2    0    1    1    0    2
>   3    1    0    1    1    0    1
>
>
> 1st column (8 characters wide): Variable 1, 2nd column: (also 8
> characters wide) Variable 2, with "-" separating both columns, 3rd
> column (6 characters wide) the correlation value multiplied by 1000.
> Following collumns are show if more paramters have correlations greater
> than 0.5 with the parameters in the first collumn. So in this case, 4th
> collumn (8 characters wide with no separation from 3rd): Variable 2',
> 5th collumn (6 char wide): correlation between Var1 and Var2', etc for
> var 2''...
>
> So you can read the first column this way:
> 1  1UISO (Iso thermal param. for atom 1 in phase 1) shows a correlation
> of 0.501 with 1  2UISO (iso param for atom 2 in phase 1) so thermal
> parameters for atoms 1 and 2 inphase one have 50% correlation.
> 1  1UISO shows .687 corelation with 1   3UISO, or atom's 1 and 3 Uisos
> are correlated 68.7%
> 1  1UISO is correlated with histogram scale factor by 80.1 %
>
> ABS = absorption correction if my memory is good but you can check in
> the GSAS manual that accompanies GSAS distribution. You have a problem
> with the setup of the refinement because you have 2 absorption
> corrections and both parameters are correlated by 100% so they are not
> refining independently. I don't remember what the numbers before and
> after ABS mean (histogram, phase, model applied) but check in the manual
> and you'll find it.
>
> The last line, v-cov distribution 0...1 by 0.05 shows the values in a
> histogram with range of covariances from 0 to 1 divided in classes 0.05
> wide. First value means that 430 pairs of parameters show absolute value
> of correlation between 0.0 and 0.025, 2nd value means 127 parameters
> show absolute value of correlation between 0.025 and 0.075 and so forth.
>
> The top list only gives those higher than 0.5 in absolute value so you
> expect 10 counting the last 10 entries in the bottom line, as shown.
>
> Hope this helps.
> Leo
>
> Dr. Leopoldo Suescun
> Argonne National Laboratory
> Materials Science Division Bldg 223
> 9700 S. Cass Ave. Argonne IL 60439
> Phone: 1 (630) 252-9760
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerard, Garcia S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2008 7:37 am
> Subject: correlation matrix interpretation
>
>   Dear all,
>
> Could you please help me to translate this chunk of the correlation
> matrix?HSCL is the histogram scale factor
> PF profile coefficients
> RMii lattice parameters
> ABS?
> UISo thermal parameters
>
> how do i interpret the numbers? and the signs? how strongly
> correlated these variables are?
>
> regards
>
>
>
>
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