References ========== The methods implemented in ConnInfPy draw on the following works. Grouped by the pipeline stage they underpin (see :doc:`approach`). Network-based statistics and enhancement ---------------------------------------- - Zalesky, A., Fornito, A., & Bullmore, E. T. (2010). Network-based statistic: identifying differences in brain networks. *NeuroImage*, 53(4), 1197–1207. - Smith, S. M., & Nichols, T. E. (2009). Threshold-free cluster enhancement: addressing problems of smoothing, threshold dependence and localisation in cluster inference. *NeuroImage*, 44(1), 83–98. - Baggio, H. C., Abos, A., Segura, B., et al. (2018). Statistical inference in brain graphs using threshold-free network-based statistics. *Human Brain Mapping*, 39(6), 2289–2302. - Noble, S., & Scheinost, D. (2020). The constrained network-based statistic: a new level of inference for neuroimaging. *MICCAI 2020*, LNCS 12267. - Hao, Z., Wang, P., Xia, X., Pan, Y., & Dou, W. (2024). Threshold-free network-oriented statistics in neuroscience. *bioRxiv*, 2024-01. - Vinokur, L., Smith, R. E., Dhollander, T., Vaughan, D., Jackson, G. D., & Connelly, A. (2023). Parameter Sensitivity of Network-Based Statistical Inference. *Research Square* (preprint). doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-3081615/v1. (Reports up to 75-fold variation in detected edge counts across (E, H).) - Rubinov, M., & Sporns, O. (2010). Complex network measures of brain connectivity: uses and interpretations. *NeuroImage*, 52(3), 1059–1069. Permutation inference and the GLM --------------------------------- - Freedman, D., & Lane, D. (1983). A nonstochastic interpretation of reported significance levels. *Journal of Business & Economic Statistics*, 1(4), 292–298. - Anderson, M. J., & Legendre, P. (1999). An empirical comparison of permutation methods for tests of partial regression coefficients in a linear model. *Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation*, 62(3), 271–303. - Winkler, A. M., Ridgway, G. R., Webster, M. A., Smith, S. M., & Nichols, T. E. (2014). Permutation inference for the general linear model. *NeuroImage*, 92, 381–397. - Winkler, A. M., Ridgway, G. R., Douaud, G., Nichols, T. E., & Smith, S. M. (2016). Faster permutation inference in brain imaging. *NeuroImage*, 141, 502–516. (GPD tail acceleration.) - Phipson, B., & Smyth, G. K. (2010). Permutation P-values should never be zero: calculating exact P-values when permutations are randomly drawn. *Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology*, 9(1). Multi-site harmonization ------------------------ - Johnson, W. E., Li, C., & Rabinovic, A. (2007). Adjusting batch effects in microarray expression data using empirical Bayes methods. *Biostatistics*, 8(1), 118–127. (ComBat.) - Fortin, J.-P., et al. (2018). Harmonization of cortical thickness measurements across scanners and sites. *NeuroImage*, 167, 104–120. - Nygaard, V., Rødland, E. A., & Hovig, E. (2016). Methods that remove batch effects while retaining group differences may lead to exaggerated confidence in downstream analyses. *Biostatistics*, 17(1), 29–39. (The label-leak motivation for ComBat Strategy D.)