cosmo stat

function stat_ds=cosmo_stat(ds, stat_name, output_stat_name)
% compute t-test or F-test (ANOVA) statistic
%
% stat_ds=cosmo_stats(ds, stat_name[, output_stat_name])
%
% Inputs:
%   ds                dataset struct with
%                       .samples PxQ, for P observations on Q features
%                       .sa.targets Px1 observation conditions (classes)
%                       .sa.chunks  Px1 observation chunks (e.g. subjects).
%   stat_name         One of [*]:
%                     't' : one-sample t-test against zero (nclasses==1),
%                           or paired t-test (nclasses==2)
%                     't2': two-sample t-test with equal variance,
%                           (nclasses==2)
%                     'F' : one-way ANOVA or repeated measures ANOVA
%                           (nclasses>=2)
%                     [*]  nclasses is the number of unique values in
%                          ds.sa.targets
%                     [**] if nclasses==2, the constrast of unq(1) minus
%                          unq(2) is returned, where
%                            unq=unique(ds.sa.targets);
%                          Because unique returns the results in sorted
%                          order from small to large, this means that
%                          the contrast is computed of the smaller value
%                          of targets minus the larger. This may be somewhat
%                          confusing, in the sense that the output statistics
%                          (t- or z-score) gives a positive value if samples
%                          associated with the lower .sa.targets value have a
%                          higher mean than those associated with the
%                          higher .sa.targets value.
%   output_stat_name  (optional) 'left', 'right', 'both', 'z', 'p', or
%                      the empty string '' (default).
%                     - 'left', 'right', and 'both' return a p-value with
%                        the specified tail.
%                     - 'p' returns a p-value, with tail='right' if
%                        stat_name='F' and tail='both' otherwise.
%                     - 'z' returns a z-score corresponding to the p-value
%                     - '' (empty) returns the t or F statistic.
%                     Missing values can be indicated by NaNs; if these are
%                     present and a p-value or z-score is returned, then
%                     these values are computed with a possible variable
%                     number of degrees of freedom across features.
%
% Returns:
%   stat_ds          dataset struct with fields:
%     .samples       1xQ statistic value, or (if output_stat_name is
%                    non-empty) z-score or p-value. See the Notes below
%                    for interpreting p-values.
%     .sa            struct with field:
%        .stats      One of 'Ftest(df1,df2)', 'Ttest(df)', 'Zscore()', or
%                    'Pval()', where df* are the degrees of freedom
%     .[f]a          identical to the input ds.[f]a, if present.
%
% Examples:
%     % one-sample t-test
%     % make a simple dataset
%     ds=struct();
%     ds.samples=reshape(mod(1:7:(12*3*7),13)',[],3)-3;
%     ds.sa.targets=ones(12,1);
%     ds.sa.chunks=(1:12)';
%     cosmo_disp(ds.samples);
%     %||   [ -2         4        -3
%     %||      5        -2         4
%     %||     -1         5        -2
%     %||      :         :         :
%     %||      9         2         8
%     %||      3         9         2
%     %||     -3         3         9 ]@12x3
%     %
%     % run one-sample t-test
%     s=cosmo_stat(ds,'t');
%     cosmo_disp(s);
%     %|| .samples
%     %||   [ 2.49      3.36      2.55 ]
%     %|| .sa
%     %||   .stats
%     %||     { 'Ttest(11)' }
%     %
%     % compute z-score of t-test
%     s=cosmo_stat(ds,'t','z');
%     cosmo_disp(s);
%     %|| .samples
%     %||   [ 2.17      2.73      2.21 ]
%     %|| .sa
%     %||   .stats
%     %||     { 'Zscore()' }
%     %
%     % compute (two-tailed) p-value of t-test
%     s=cosmo_stat(ds,'t','p');
%     cosmo_disp(s);
%     %|| .samples
%     %||   [ 0.03   0.00633    0.0268 ]
%     %|| .sa
%     %||   .stats
%     %||     { 'Pval()' }
%     %
%     % compute left-tailed p-value of t-test
%     s=cosmo_stat(ds,'t','left');
%     cosmo_disp(s);
%     %|| .samples
%     %||   [ 0.985     0.997     0.987 ]
%     %|| .sa
%     %||   .stats
%     %||     { 'Pval()' }
%
%     % one-way ANOVA
%     % each observation is independent and thus each chunk is unique;
%     % there are three conditions with four observations per condition
%     ds=struct();
%     ds.samples=reshape(mod(1:7:(12*3*7),13)',[],3)-3;
%     ds.sa.targets=repmat(1:3,1,4)';
%     ds.sa.chunks=(1:12)';
%     s=cosmo_stat(ds,'F');
%     cosmo_disp(s);
%     %|| .samples
%     %||   [ 0.472    0.0638      0.05 ]
%     %|| .sa
%     %||   .stats
%     %||     { 'Ftest(2,9)' }
%     % compute z-score
%     s=cosmo_stat(ds,'F','z'); % convert to z-score
%     cosmo_disp(s);
%     %|| .samples
%     %||   [ -0.354     -1.54     -1.66 ]
%     %|| .sa
%     %||   .stats
%     %||     { 'Zscore()' }
%
%
%     % two-sample t-test
%     % each observation is independent and thus each chunk is unique;
%     % there are two conditions with four observations per condition
%     ds=struct();
%     ds.samples=reshape(mod(1:7:(12*3*7),13)',[],3)-3;
%     ds.sa.targets=repmat(1:2,1,6)';
%     ds.sa.chunks=(1:12)';
%     s=cosmo_stat(ds,'t2','p'); % return p-value
%     cosmo_disp(s);
%     %|| .samples
%     %||   [ 0.0307  0.000242  7.07e-05 ]
%     %|| .sa
%     %||   .stats
%     %||     { 'Pval()' }
%     %
%     % for illustration, this test gives the same p-values as a
%     % repeated measures ANOVA
%     s=cosmo_stat(ds,'F','p');
%     cosmo_disp(s);
%     %|| .samples
%     %||   [ 0.0307  0.000242  7.07e-05 ]
%     %|| .sa
%     %||   .stats
%     %||     { 'Pval()' }
%
% Notes:
%  - If output_stat_name is not provided or empty, then this function runs
%    considerably faster than the builtin matlab functions
%    (ttest, ttest2, or anova1).
%  - In the case of two classes, the sign of the result may seem counter-
%    intuitive (see the [**]) comment above).
%  - When output_stat_name=='p' then the p-values returned are the same as
%    the builtin matlab functions anova1, ttest, and ttest2 with the
%    default tails.
%  - To run a one-sample t-tests against x (if x~=0), one has to
%    subtract x from ds.samples before using ds as input to this function
%  - The .sa.chunks and .sa.targets determine which test is performed:
%    * statname=='t': all chunks are unique => one-sample t-test
%                   : each chunk present twice => paired-sample t-test
%    * statname=='F': all chunks are unique => one-way ANOVA
%                   : each chunk present N times => repeated measures ANOVA
%    See cosmo_montecarlo_cluster_stat for examples on how .sa.targets and
%    .sa.chunks should be set for different statistics.
%  - Missing values can be indicated by NaNs, and if the output is a
%    p-value (or a z-score based on the p-value), then the output is
%    computed for different features using varying degrees of freedom.
%    For example, if the dataset has 10 samples and a one-sample t-test is
%    used, z-scores for samples with no NaN values is based on the
%    t-statistic with df=9, but those with two missing values (NaN values)
%    are based on the t-statistic with df=7. A use case is computing fMRI
%    group statistics where overlap across brains is not perfect at the
%    voxel-by-voxel level, in as imilar approach as AFNI's 3dttest++ with
%    the '-toz' option.
%  - This function computes feature-wise statistics that are not corrected
%    for multiple comparisons. To correct for multiple comparisons, see
%    cosmo_montecarlo_cluster_stat.
%
% See also: anova1, ttest, ttest2, cosmo_montecarlo_cluster_stat
%
% #   For CoSMoMVPA's copyright information and license terms,   #
% #   see the COPYING file distributed with CoSMoMVPA.           #

    if nargin<3
        output_stat_name='';
    end

    [output_stat_name,tail]=get_stat_definition(stat_name,...
                                                output_stat_name);
    [samples,targets,chunks,type]=get_descriptors(ds);

    % run specified helper function
    if isfield(ds.sa,'contrast')
        contrast=ds.sa.contrast;
    else
        contrast=[];
    end

    % ensure stat_name matches the number of classes
    verify_class_count(stat_name,targets);

    % get ttest1, ttest2 or Ftest function handle
    stat_func=get_stat_func(stat_name);

    % apply statistic function handle
    [stat,df_struct,stat_label]=apply_stat_func(stat_func,...
                                    samples,targets,chunks,type,contrast);

    % convert to p-value or z-score, if necessary
    [stat,stat_label]=compute_output_stat(stat,df_struct,stat_label,...
                                                tail,output_stat_name);

    % store output
    stat_ds=struct();
    if isfield(ds,'a'), stat_ds.a=ds.a; end
    if isfield(ds,'fa'), stat_ds.fa=ds.fa; end
    stat_ds.samples=stat;
    stat_ds.sa.stats={stat_label};

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% helper functions
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
function [stat,df_struct,stat_label]=apply_stat_func(stat_func,...
                                                samples,targets,chunks,...
                                                type,contrast)
% applies the stat_func to samples, taking into account missing values
% (indicated by NaN) in samples
    samples_nan_msk=isnan(samples);
    has_missing=any(any(samples_nan_msk,1) & ~all(samples_nan_msk,1));
    if ~has_missing
        [stat,df_struct,stat_label]=apply_stat_func_no_nans(stat_func,...
                                                samples,targets,chunks,...
                                                type,contrast);
        return;
    end

    [nsamples,nfeatures]=size(samples);
    stat=zeros(1,nfeatures);

    zeroed_samples=samples;
    zeroed_samples(~samples_nan_msk)=0;

    nan_counts=sum(samples_nan_msk,1);
    unq_counts=unique(nan_counts);

    % build indicator matrix, so that a value in zeroed_samples(i,j)=v
    % - v=0 means that samples(i,j) is not NaN
    % - v=k, k>0 means that samples(i,j) is the k-th NaN value in that
    % column
    for c=1:numel(unq_counts)
        count=unq_counts(c);
        col_msk=nan_counts==count;

        msk=bsxfun(@and, samples_nan_msk, col_msk);
        zeroed_samples(msk)=repmat((1:count)',1,sum(col_msk));
    end

    % using the indicator matrix, split up the samples in blocks so that
    % in each block, the same rows in samples are NaN. Each block is
    % processed seperately in the 'for' loop below.

    [indices, zeroed_unq]=cosmo_index_unique(zeroed_samples');

    nclasses=max(targets);

    for k=1:numel(indices)
        zeroed=zeroed_unq(k,:)';
        cols=indices{k};

        nan_msk=zeroed>0;

        % keep samples where there are non-NaN values for the corresponding
        % chunk
        keep_msk=any(bsxfun(@eq,chunks(:),chunks(~nan_msk)'),2);
        keep_samples=samples(keep_msk,cols);

        % ensure chunks are numbered 1:max(chunks)
        [unused,unused,keep_chunks]=unique(chunks(keep_msk));

        % select targets
        keep_targets=targets(keep_msk);

        % compute t or F statistic
        [stat_k,df,stat_label_k]=stat_func(keep_samples,...
                                        keep_targets,...
                                        keep_chunks,...
                                        type,contrast);

        % if for some samples in a chunk the value was NaN and for others
        % it was not NaN, then the output is NaN
        has_mixed_nan_and_non_nan=any(nan_msk(keep_msk));

        % if a target value was completely non-present, then
        % the output is NaN
        keep_targets_msk=false(1,nclasses);
        keep_targets_msk(targets(keep_msk))=true;

        if has_mixed_nan_and_non_nan || any(~keep_targets_msk)
            stat_k(:)=NaN;
        end

        % store stat val
        stat(cols)=stat_k;

        if k==1
            % allocate space
            df_count=numel(df);
            df_matrix=zeros(df_count,nfeatures);
            stat_label=stat_label_k;
        else
            % stat label must always be the same
            assert(isequal(stat_label,stat_label_k));
        end

        ncols=numel(cols);

        df_matrix(:,cols)=repmat(df(:),1,ncols);
    end

    single_sample=samples(:,1);
    single_sample(:)=0;

    [unused,max_df]=stat_func(single_sample,targets,chunks,...
                                    type,contrast);

    df_struct=struct();
    df_struct.max_df=max_df(:);
    df_struct.feature_wise_df=df_matrix;


function [stat,df_struct,stat_label]=apply_stat_func_no_nans(stat_func,...
                                                samples,targets,chunks,...
                                                type,contrast)
    % much faster computation of statistics, if there are no NaNs
    [stat,max_df,stat_label]=stat_func(samples,targets,chunks,...
                                             type,contrast);

    nfeatures=size(samples,2);

    df_struct=struct();
    df_struct.max_df=max_df(:);
    df_struct.feature_wise_df=repmat(max_df(:),1,nfeatures);



function f=get_stat_func(stat_name)
    stat_name2func=struct();
    stat_name2func.t=@ttest1_wrapper;
    stat_name2func.t2=@ttest2_wrapper;
    stat_name2func.F=@ftest_wrapper;

    assert(isfield(stat_name2func,stat_name))

    f=stat_name2func.(stat_name);

function verify_class_count(stat_name,targets)
    stat_name2interval=struct();
    stat_name2interval.t=[1,2];
    stat_name2interval.t2=[2,2];
    stat_name2interval.F=[2,Inf];

    if ~isfield(stat_name2interval,stat_name)
        error('illegal statname ''%s'', supported are: %s',stat_name,...
                    cosmo_strjoin(fieldnames(stat_name2interval),', '));
    end

    valid_interval=stat_name2interval.(stat_name);

    count=max(targets);
    assert(count==numel(unique(targets)));

    min_count=valid_interval(1);
    if count<min_count
        error('statname ''%s'' requires at least %d unique targets',...
                        stat_name,min_count);
    end

    max_count=valid_interval(2);
    if count>max_count
        error('statname ''%s'' requires at most %d unique targets',...
                        stat_name,max_count);
    end



function [stat,stat_label]=compute_output_stat(stat,df_struct,stat_name,...
                                                 tail,output_stat_name)
% transform output is required

    if isempty(output_stat_name)
        % raw t or F value
        stat_fa_name=stat_name;

        % features with missing values (as indicated by df values that
        % are different from the maximum df possible) are set to NaN
        df_is_max_msk=bsxfun(@eq,df_struct.max_df,...
                                       df_struct.feature_wise_df);
        has_missing=~all(df_is_max_msk,1);
        stat(has_missing)=NaN;

        % set degrees of freedom
        df_str=arrayfun(@(x) sprintf('%d',x), df_struct.max_df,...
                                    'UniformOutput',false);
        stat_label=sprintf('%s(%s)',stat_fa_name,...
                                    cosmo_strjoin(df_str,','));
    else
        % transform to left-tailed p-value for each unique combination
        % of degrees of freedom
        stat=apply_cdf_wrapper_different_dfs(stat_name,stat,df_struct);

        switch output_stat_name
            case 'z'
                % transform to z-score
                stat=cosmo_norminv(stat);
                stat_fa_name='Zscore';
            case 'p'
                switch tail
                    case 'left'
                        % do nothing
                    case 'right'
                        % invert p-value
                        stat=1-stat;
                    case 'both'
                        % take whichever tail is more extreme
                        stat=(.5-abs(stat-.5))*2;
                    otherwise
                        assert(false,'this should not happen');
                end
                stat_fa_name='Pval';
            otherwise
                error('illegal output type %s', output_stat_name);
        end

        stat_label=sprintf('%s()',stat_fa_name);
    end


function cdf_stat=apply_cdf_wrapper_different_dfs(stat_name,stat,df_struct)
    % applies the cdf wrapper to each unique combination of degrees of
    % freedom stored in df_struct.feature_wise_df

    [idx, unique_dfs]=cosmo_index_unique(df_struct.feature_wise_df');

    % allocate space for output
    cdf_stat=zeros(size(stat))+NaN;

    % compute result
    for k=1:numel(idx)
        cols=idx{k};
        df_cell=num2cell(unique_dfs(k,:));

        col_stat=stat(cols);
        msk=~isnan(col_stat);

        cdf_stat(cols(msk))=cdf_wrapper(stat_name,col_stat(msk),df_cell{:});
    end

function y=cdf_wrapper(name, x, df1, df2)
    ensure_has_stats_functions();
    if ~(df1>0)
        y=zeros(size(x))+NaN;
        return;
    end

    switch name
        case 'Ttest'
            assert(nargin==3);
            y=tcdf(x, df1);

        case 'Ftest'
            assert(nargin==4);
            if ~(df2>0)
                y=zeros(size(x))+NaN;
            return;
            end

            y=fcdf(x, df1, df2);

        otherwise
            assert(false);
    end



function [stat,df,stat_label]=ttest1_wrapper(samples,targets,chunks,...
                                                           type,contrast)
    if ~isempty(contrast)
        error('contrast is not supported for t-stat');
    end

    nclasses=max(targets);
    if nclasses==2
        samples=pairwise_differences(samples,targets,chunks);
        nclasses=1;
    end

    if nclasses~=1
        error('t-stat: expected 1 or 2 classes, found %d',...
                    nclasses);
    end

    [stat,df]=quick_ttest(samples);
    stat_label='Ttest';

function [stat,df,stat_label]=ttest2_wrapper(samples,targets,chunks,...
                                                           type,contrast)
    if ~isempty(contrast)
        error('contrast is not supported for t-stat');
    end



    if strcmp(type,'within')
        error(['ttest2 stat: the values in chunks and targets suggest '...
                    'a within-subject design. If you want to '...
                    'run a paired-test, use ''t'' (not ''t2'') ',...
                    'as the second argument']);
    end

    m1=targets==1;
    m2=targets==2;

    [stat,df]=quick_ttest2(samples(m1,:),...
                          samples(m2,:));
    nclasses=max(targets);
    if nclasses~=2
        % missing targets, set all to NaN
        assert(nclasses<2)
        stat(:)=NaN;
    end

    stat_label='Ttest';

function [stat,df,stat_label]=ftest_wrapper(samples,targets,chunks,...
                                                            type,contrast)
    nclasses=max(targets);

    if nclasses<2
        error('F stat: expected >=2 classes, found %d',nclasses);
    end

    switch type
        case 'between'
            [stat,df]=quick_ftest_between(samples, targets, ...
                                        chunks,contrast);
        case 'within'
            [stat,df]=quick_ftest_within(samples, targets, ...
                                        chunks,contrast);

    end
    stat_label='Ftest';


function [f,df]=quick_ftest_between(samples,targets,chunks,contrast)
    % one-way ANOVA
    has_contrast=~isempty(contrast);
    contrast_sum=0;

    nclasses=max(targets);

    [ns,nf]=size(samples);
    mu=sum(samples,1)/ns; % grand mean

    b=zeros(nclasses,nf); % between-class sum of squares
    nsc=zeros(nclasses,1);
    wss=0; % within-class sum of squares

    for k=1:nclasses
        msk=k==targets;

        nsc(k)=sum(msk); % number of samples in this class
        sample=samples(msk,:);
        muc=sum(sample,1)/nsc(k); % class mean

        % between- and within-class sum of squares
        if has_contrast
            cmsk=contrast(msk);
            if ~all(cmsk(1)==cmsk)
                error('Contrast has differerent values in level %d',k);
            end
            contrast_sum=contrast_sum+cmsk(1);
            b(k,:)=sum(bsxfun(@times,contrast(msk),mu-muc),1);
        else
            b(k,:)=(mu-muc);
        end
        wss=wss+sum(bsxfun(@minus,muc,sample).^2,1);
    end

    if has_contrast
        if contrast_sum~=0
            error('contrast has sum %d, should be 0', contrast_sum);
        end
        bss=sum(b,1).^2/sum(contrast.^2);
        df1=1;
    else
        bss=sum(bsxfun(@times,nsc,b.^2),1);
        df1=nclasses-1;
    end

    df=[df1,ns-nclasses];

    mbss=bss/df(1);
    mwss=wss/df(2);

    f=zeros(1,nf)+NaN;
    msk=mbss>0;
    f(msk)=mbss(msk)./mwss(msk);

function [f,df]=quick_ftest_within(samples,targets,chunks,contrast)
    % repeated measures anova
    if ~isempty(contrast)
        error('contrast is not supported for within-subject design');
    end

    nchunks=max(chunks);
    nclasses=max(targets);

    nfeatures=size(samples,2);
    gm=mean(samples,1); % grand mean

    sst=zeros(1,nfeatures);
    ssw=zeros(1,nfeatures);
    for k=1:nclasses
        xk=samples(k==targets,:);
        n=size(xk,1);

        if n==0
            ssw(:)=NaN;
            break;
        end

        mu=sum(xk,1)/n;
        sst=sst+n*(gm-mu).^2;
        ssw=ssw+sum(bsxfun(@minus,mu,xk).^2);
    end

    sss=zeros(1,nfeatures);
    for k=1:nchunks
        xk=samples(k==chunks,:);
        n=size(xk,1);
        mu=mean(xk,1);
        sss=sss+n*(gm-mu).^2;
    end

    df1=(nclasses-1);
    mst=sst/df1;

    df2=df1*(nchunks-1);
    sse=ssw-sss;
    mse=sse/df2;

    msk=mse>0;
    f=zeros(1,nfeatures)+NaN;
    f(msk)=mst(msk)./mse(msk);
    df=[df1 df2];



function [t,df]=quick_ttest(x)
    % one-sample t-test against zero

    [ns,nf]=size(x);
    mu=sum(x,1)/ns; % grand mean

    df=ns-1;
    scaling=ns*df;

    % sum of squares
    ss=sum(bsxfun(@minus,x,mu).^2,1);

    t=zeros(1,nf)+NaN;
    msk=ss>0;
    t(msk)=mu(msk).*sqrt(scaling./ss(msk));


function [t,df]=quick_ttest2(x,y)
    % two-sample t-test with equal variance assumption

    [nx,nf]=size(x);
    ny=size(y,1);

    df=nx+ny-2;
    if nx==0 || ny==0
        t=zeros(1,nf)+NaN;
        return;
    end

    mux=sum(x,1)/nx; % mean of class x
    muy=sum(y,1)/ny; % "           " y

    scaling=(nx*ny)*df/(nx+ny);

    % sum of squares
    ss=sum([bsxfun(@minus,x,mux);bsxfun(@minus,y,muy)].^2,1);

    t=zeros(1,nf)+NaN;
    msk=ss>0;
    t(msk)=(mux(msk)-muy(msk)) .* sqrt(scaling./ss(msk));



function ensure_has_stats_functions()
    % - Octave has the required functionality in the octave-forge
    %   statistics toolbox and will raise an error if it is not installed.
    % - Matlab will raise an error message that the statistics toolbox is
    %   required
    persistent cached_has_stat_funcs;

    if isequal(cached_has_stat_funcs,[])
        if cosmo_wtf('is_matlab') ...
                    && isempty(which('tinv')) ...
                    && isempty(which('fcdf'))
            raise_exception_if_absent=true;
            cached_has_stat_funcs=cosmo_check_external('@stats', ...
                                raise_exception_if_absent);
        else
            cached_has_stat_funcs=false;
        end
    end

function [samples,targets,chunks,type]=get_descriptors(ds)
    cosmo_isfield(ds,{'samples','sa.chunks','sa.targets'},true);

    samples=ds.samples;

    % unique targets
    [unused,unusued,targets]=unique(ds.sa.targets);

    % unique chunks
    [unq_chunks,unusued,chunks]=unique(ds.sa.chunks);
    nc=max(chunks);

    if isequal(sort(ds.sa.chunks),unq_chunks)
        type='between';
    else
        combis=(targets-1)*nc+chunks;
        if isequal(sort(combis),(1:numel(combis))')
            type='within';
        else
            error(['Either all chunks must be unique, or each chunk '...
                        'must contain the same targets']);
        end
    end

function delta=pairwise_differences(samples,targets,chunks)
    % for one-sample t-test: compute differences between first and second
    % target
    n=size(samples,1);
    assert(numel(targets)==n);
    assert(numel(chunks)==n);

    assert(mod(n,2)==0);
    n2=n/2;

    idxs=zeros(n2,2);
    for k=1:n
        assert(idxs(chunks(k),targets(k))==0);
        idxs(chunks(k),targets(k))=k;
    end
    assert(isequal(size(idxs),[n2,2]));
    assert(all(idxs(:)>0));

    delta=samples(idxs(:,1),:)-samples(idxs(:,2),:);

function [output_stat_name,tail]=get_stat_definition(stat_name,...
                                                    output_stat_name)
    if any(cosmo_match({'left','right','both'},output_stat_name))
        tail=output_stat_name;
        output_stat_name='p';
    elseif strcmp(output_stat_name,'p')
        switch stat_name
            case 'F'
                tail='right'; % show anova1  behaviour w.r.t. p-values
            otherwise
                tail='both'; % show ttest[2] "                       "
        end
    else
        tail='both';
    end