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nilearn.glm.first_level.check_design_matrix#

nilearn.glm.first_level.check_design_matrix(design_matrix)[source]#

Check that the provided DataFrame is indeed a valid design matrix descriptor, and returns a triplet of fields

Parameters
design matrixpandas DataFrame,

Describes a design matrix.

Returns
frame_timesarray of shape (n_frames,),

Sampling times of the design matrix in seconds.

matrixarray of shape (n_frames, n_regressors), dtype=’f’

Numerical values for the design matrix.

namesarray of shape (n_events,), dtype=’f’

Per-event onset time (in seconds)