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 ===== GUI layout ===== ===== GUI layout =====
 The MKDA UI is available via the ''​Meta Analysis''​ entry of the [[NeuroElf GUI - menu tree#​analysis_menu|Analysis menu]]. When called, the following dialog pops up: The MKDA UI is available via the ''​Meta Analysis''​ entry of the [[NeuroElf GUI - menu tree#​analysis_menu|Analysis menu]]. When called, the following dialog pops up:
 +
 +{{:​neuroelf_gui:​plp_mkda_ui.png|Multi-level Kernel Density Analysis (MKDA) dialog}}
 +
 +===== Controls =====
 +The following controls are available:
 +
 +  * PLP selector (dropdown): if more than one [[xff - PLP format|PLP object]] is loaded, you can switch between those (e.g. in case you have several revisions of the same database)
 +  * Study selection (listbox): by (de-) selecting studies, you can re-run the same analyses discarding points from some studies without having to create several versions of the database
 +  * Column selection (listbox): the selection of columns will alter the output of the listed points (listbox, see below)
 +  * Analyses (dropdown): this control stores all configured analyses, which allows to easily define several contrasts and/or settings without having to create separate database files (PLP objects)
 +    * Adding a new analysis (+ button): upon clicking this button, NeuroElf asks for an analysis name, and then duplicates the currently configured settings and makes them available for further editing
 +    * Removing the current analysis (- button): if several analyses are configured, using this button allows to delete one of them (e.g. for contrasts/​configurations that yielded inconclusive results)
 +    * Renaming the current analysis: clicking this button will ask for a new name for the currently selected analysis
 +  * Contrast (edit field): you can use this field to enter a contrast made up of the contrast terms that are listed automatically when selecting a column name containing contrast particles; a differential contrast can be entered using the greater than (>) sign between particles (e.g. ''​item1 + item2 > item3 + item4''​)
 +  * Contrast column (dropdown): use this control to select from which column in the database the contrast particles are selected (**if you wish to combine several factors for contrasts, you MUST configure them in a compound column while creating the database file!**); upon selection, the contrast edit field will be set to a list of all unique terms found in this column
 +  * Condition particles (listbox): this is a text-based representation of the conditions which are used to sub-select coordinates from the database for each configured analysis; just as with Matlab expressions,​ conditions can be made up of several conditional statements (particles) conjoined with either AND or OR operators and evaluated in any desired precedence using parentheses around sets of particles; to configure the condition particles use the subsequent controls!
 +    * Adding a condition particle (+ button): use this button to add the condition as configured on the right side of the button to the list of particles; if any particles are already in the list, the operator is placed **in front** of the newly added particle
 +    * Setting the current particle (arrow button): ​
 +
 +===== Usage notes =====
 +The following steps should be performed for any analysis:
 +  * loading or importing a PLP object
 +    * if you have already imported a PLP at a previous session, use the ''​Load PLP''​ entry from the File menu
 +    * otherwise using the ''​Import PLP''​ entry from the File menu; **it is highly recommend to save any imported object as a PLP**, as this will then automatically store any configured contrast, conditions, and settings alongside the PLP file
 +  * either selecting or creating an analysis
 +    * in case you have already created an analysis at an earlier time, you can simply select an analysis; **if you wish to create multiple analysis with similar settings**, it is recommended to first create one of these and then use the "Add new analysis"​ button to duplicate the settings and retouch the settings as desired
 +    * otherwise, start by choosing a contrast column, then configure the contrast terms (particles),​ followed by setting up any conditional statement you would like to use for further sub-selection of coordinates from the database
 +  * configure all further settings (spatial layout, etc.)
 +  * run the current analysis (or all configured analyses), which will create one VMP per analysis (and possibly one additional VMP with just the resulting summary maps)
 +
 +===== Outcome description =====
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