Dear all,
I am having trouble running NIISTAT.
Whenever I run the following, I get the below error message.
Any suggestions?
Thank you

answer =

7×1 cell array
'2000'
'0.05'
'5'
''
''
''
'toast'
GUIdata =
struct with fields:
numPermutations: 2000
correctedP: 0.0500
minOverlap: 5
atlasChoice: []
atlas1name: {'AICHA'}
atlas2name: {'aal'}
atlas3name: {'aalcat'}
atlas4name: {'bro'}
atlas5name: {'cat'}
atlas6name: {'fox'}
atlas7name: {'jhu'}
atlas8name: {'yourcustomatlas'}
modalityChoice: []
specialChoice: []
resultsFolderName: 'toast'
dataDirectory: '/Users/xxx/Desktop/xxx/GOOD_DATA/VLSM/data_1'
outputDirectory: '/Users/xxx/Desktop/xxx/GOOD_DATA/VLSM/data_1'
resultsFolder: 'toast'
excelFile: '/Users/xxx/Desktop/xxx/GOOD_DATA/VLSM/data_1/cofactors.xlsx'
chosenMask: ''
testtype: 'Normal Permutation'
perms: 2000
pvalue: 0.0500
atlas1picks: []
atlas2picks: []
atlas3picks: []
atlas4picks: []
atlas5picks: []
atlas6picks: []
atlas7picks: []
atlas8picks: []
useClassicNiiStat: 0
brodmann_picks_raw: {}
Version 3 March 2017 of NiiStat MACI64 9.1.0.441655 (R2016b)
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MATLAB Version: 9.1.0.441655 (R2016b)
MATLAB License Number: 123456
Operating System: macOS Version: 12.0.1 Build: 21A559
Java Version: Java 1.7.0_75-b13 with Oracle Corporation Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode
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You will get an error if your Excel file does not have a worksheet named "NiiStat" (case sensitive)
Error using nii_xls2mat (line 97)
Invalid field name: 'age_(yrs)'.
Error in nii_read_design (line 18)
[dMat, nuisance] = nii_xls2mat(xlsname , worksheetname,'', true);
Error in NiiStat (line 87)
[designMat, designUsesNiiImages, minOverlapValFile, nuisanceMat] = nii_read_design (xlsname);
Error in NiiStatGUI/GOButtonPushed (line 448)
NiiStat;
Error in appdesigner.internal.service.AppManagementService/tryCallback (line 207)
callback(app, event);
Error in matlab.apps.AppBase>@(source,event)tryCallback(appdesigner.internal.service.AppManagementService.instance(),app,callback,requiresEventData,event)
Error using matlab.ui.control.internal.controller.ComponentController/executeUserCallback (line 262)
Error while evaluating Button PrivateButtonPushedFcn

Are your sure your Excel file is structured properly, with a tab titled 'NiiStat'? I think it may not like the field name for age, please try to remove characters like _ and () to simplify the title.
Roger


"You will get an error if your Excel file does not have a worksheet named "NiiStat" (case sensitive)
Error using nii_xls2mat (line 97)
Invalid field name: 'age_(yrs)'.
Error in nii_read_design (line 18)
[dMat, nuisance] = nii_xls2mat(xlsname , worksheetname,'', true);
Error in NiiStat (line 87)"