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Bug 447 - output preprocessing .trial if input is .avg

Status CLOSED FIXED
Reported 2011-01-27 11:00:00 +0100
Modified 2011-06-21 15:52:43 +0200
Product: FieldTrip
Component: core
Version: unspecified
Hardware: PC
Operating System: Windows
Importance: P1 normal
Assigned to: Jörn M. Horschig
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Stephen Whitmarsh - 2011-01-27 11:00:38 +0100

I was just wondering if extra consistency is gained if, when preprocessing gets .avg data as input, it also outputs .avg. Especially since (timelocked) datastructures might contain both .avg and .trial.


Robert Oostenveld - 2011-01-27 11:55:19 +0100

once upon a time, this was the case. However, with ft_checkdata at the beginning, the function itself does not have to care about the input any more, only about what it wants as input (which is in this case raw data). There is indeed a good (usability) reason for converting the output again to the same datatype as the input. We could go about as % at the begin of the function convert = ft_datatype(input); input = ft_checkdata(input, 'datatype', 'raw'); ... % at the end of the function switch convert case 'timelock' % convert the output to the same type as the input output = ft_checkdata(input, 'datatype', 'timelock'); otherwise % keep the output as it is end - this should be done prior to (optionally) saving the data to disk - this should be implemented in all functions that in principle can work on raw data and on timelock data (e.g. megrealign, componentanalysis, channelrepair, ...)


Jörn M. Horschig - 2011-03-10 11:40:30 +0100

fixed, please validate whether it works as expected/desired


Robert Oostenveld - 2011-03-31 14:12:24 +0200

(In reply to comment #2) > fixed, please validate whether it works as expected/desired It should also be fixed in all other functions that are often used on timelock data, such as megrealign and others.


Jörn M. Horschig - 2011-04-27 12:53:34 +0200

List of files that call data = ft_checkdata(data, 'datatype', 'raw' M:\FieldTrip\trunk\utilities\ft_fetch_data.m M:\FieldTrip\trunk\utilities\ft_fetch_event.m M:\FieldTrip\trunk\utilities\ft_fetch_header.m M:\FieldTrip\trunk\fileio\private\ft_fetch_data.m M:\FieldTrip\trunk\fileio\private\ft_fetch_header.m M:\FieldTrip\trunk\ft_resampledata.m M:\FieldTrip\trunk\ft_connectivityanalysis.m M:\FieldTrip\trunk\ft_preprocessing.m M:\FieldTrip\trunk\ft_scalpcurrentdensity.m M:\FieldTrip\trunk\ft_combineplanar.m M:\FieldTrip\trunk\ft_denoise_synthetic.m M:\FieldTrip\trunk\ft_rejectvisual.m M:\FieldTrip\trunk\ft_megrealign.m M:\FieldTrip\trunk\ft_redefinetrial.m M:\FieldTrip\trunk\ft_mvaranalysis.m M:\FieldTrip\trunk\ft_componentanalysis.m M:\FieldTrip\trunk\ft_channelrepair.m M:\FieldTrip\trunk\ft_channelnormalise.m Check in meeting which need to be changed


Jörn M. Horschig - 2011-06-01 10:35:01 +0200

Changed and committed all files, except these: - ft_fetch_*, because by definition they should return raw data - ft_componentanalysis, because it should return component filetype - ft_connectivityanalysis, because it returns statistics rather than data output - ft_mvaranalysis, because it seems that mvardata is something completely different than 'timelock' or 'raw' data