# mne.stats.spatio_temporal_cluster_test¶

mne.stats.spatio_temporal_cluster_test(X, threshold=None, n_permutations=1024, tail=0, stat_fun=None, connectivity=None, verbose=None, n_jobs=1, seed=None, max_step=1, spatial_exclude=None, step_down_p=0, t_power=1, out_type='indices', check_disjoint=False, buffer_size=1000)[source]

Non-parametric cluster-level test for spatio-temporal data.

This function provides a convenient wrapper for data organized in the form (observations x time x space) to use mne.stats.permutation_cluster_test(). See [1] for more information.

Parameters
X: list of arrays

List of data arrays, shape (n_observations, n_times, n_vertices) in each group.

threshold

If threshold is None, it will choose an F-threshold equivalent to p < 0.05 for the given number of observations (only valid when using an F-statistic). If a dict is used, then threshold-free cluster enhancement (TFCE) will be used, and it must have keys 'start' and 'step' to specify the integration parameters, see the TFCE example.

n_permutations: int

See permutation_cluster_test.

tail-1 or 0 or 1 (default = 0)

See permutation_cluster_test.

stat_fun

Function called to calculate statistics, must accept 1d-arrays as arguments (default None uses mne.stats.f_oneway()).

connectivity

Defines connectivity between features. The matrix is assumed to be symmetric and only the upper triangular half is used. Default is None, i.e, a regular lattice connectivity.

verbose

If not None, override default verbose level (see mne.verbose() and Logging documentation for more).

n_jobsint

The number of jobs to run in parallel (default 1). Requires the joblib package.

seedNone | int | instance of RandomState

If seed is an int, it will be used as a seed for RandomState. If None, the seed will be obtained from the operating system (see RandomState for details). Default is None.

max_stepint

When connectivity is a n_vertices x n_vertices matrix, specify the maximum number of steps between vertices along the second dimension (typically time) to be considered connected. This is not used for full or None connectivity matrices.

spatial_exclude

List of spatial indices to exclude from clustering.

step_down_pfloat

To perform a step-down-in-jumps test, pass a p-value for clusters to exclude from each successive iteration. Default is zero, perform no step-down test (since no clusters will be smaller than this value). Setting this to a reasonable value, e.g. 0.05, can increase sensitivity but costs computation time.

t_powerfloat

Power to raise the statistical values (usually F-values) by before summing (sign will be retained). Note that t_power == 0 will give a count of nodes in each cluster, t_power == 1 will weight each node by its statistical score.

out_typestr

For arrays with connectivity, this sets the output format for clusters. If ‘mask’, it will pass back a list of boolean mask arrays. If ‘indices’, it will pass back a list of lists, where each list is the set of vertices in a given cluster. Note that the latter may use far less memory for large datasets.

check_disjointbool

If True, the connectivity matrix (or list) will be examined to determine of it can be separated into disjoint sets. In some cases (usually with connectivity as a list and many “time” points), this can lead to faster clustering, but results should be identical.

buffer_size: int or None

The statistics will be computed for blocks of variables of size “buffer_size” at a time. This is option significantly reduces the memory requirements when n_jobs > 1 and memory sharing between processes is enabled (see set_cache_dir()), as X will be shared between processes and each process only needs to allocate space for a small block of variables.

Returns
t_obsarray, shape (n_times * n_vertices,)

Statistic (t by default) observed for all variables

clusterslist

List type defined by out_type above.

cluster_pv: array

P-value for each cluster

H0array, shape (n_permutations,)

Max cluster level stats observed under permutation.

References

1

Maris/Oostenveld (2007), “Nonparametric statistical testing of EEG- and MEG-data”, Journal of Neuroscience Methods, Vol. 164, No. 1., pp. 177-190. doi:10.1016/j.jneumeth.2007.03.024.