替代数据surrogate data

替代数据surrogate data

1. To my understanding, the purpose of surrogate data testing is to stir the original data, then to check if the coherence(or other connectivity measures) really exist, am I right?
   AND; Yes generate synthetic signals and test them against original and see if the statistical significance still holds good.

2. If I am going to compare connectivity differences between two groups, what is the working flow?
   ANS: interaction ANOVA would be a fairly well suited model. But if you are doing a dynamic across window analysis, you probably want to test with rmANOVA or some kind of a regression model.

3. Why do we need surrogate data testing only in connectivity analysis, but not traditional things like spectral power?
   AND: Good question! There are multiple nonparametric techniques that can be used in testing significanes such as surrogates, permutations, etc etc. Surrogates, permutations and null models are most commonly used for connectivity analysis.

另：今天看论文遇到null model 这个概念，记录下来。
“A null model is a pattern-generating model(模式生成模型) that is based on randomization of ecological data or random sampling from a known or specified distribution. The null model is designed with respect to some ecological or evolutionary process of interest. Certain elements of the data are held constant, and others are allowed to vary stochastically to create new assemblage patterns. The randomization is designed to produce a pattern that would be expected in the absence of a particular ecological mechanism”.