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Table of contents:

  1. Overview

  2. Performance Plots

  3. Performance of Carnac(20) - scored higher in this pairwise comparison

  4. Performance of MaxExpect - scored lower in this pairwise comparison

  5. Compile and download dataset for Carnac(20) & MaxExpect [.zip] - may take several seconds...


Overview

Metric Carnac(20) MaxExpect
MCC 0.558 > 0.415
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.553 ± 0.023 > 0.416 ± 0.027
Sensitivity 0.348 < 0.406
Positive Predictive Value 0.895 > 0.424
Total TP 12872 < 15020
Total TN 104356083 > 104335019
Total FP 2613 < 22934
Total FP CONTRA 170 < 3099
Total FP INCONS 1341 < 17328
Total FP COMP 1102 < 2507
Total FN 24092 > 21944
P-value 3.56938820447e-08

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Performance plots


  1. Comparison of performance of Carnac(20) and MaxExpect. Positive Predictive Value (PPV) is plotted against sensitivity. Each dot represents a single test of each method. See tables below for raw data (individual counts for Carnac(20) and MaxExpect).

  2. Average Matthews Correlation Coefficients (MCC) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were plotted for different RNA families, for which at least 3 members were present in the benchmarking dataset. 'n' denotes the number of MCCs used to calculate the average and CI. See tables below for raw data (individual counts for Carnac(20) and MaxExpect).

  3. Comparison of average Matthews Correlation Coefficients (MCCs) for Carnac(20) and MaxExpect. The whiskers correspond to 95% confidence intervals (CIs). 'n' denotes the number of MCCs used to calculate average MCCs and CIs. See tables below for raw data (individual counts for Carnac(20) and MaxExpect).

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Performance of Carnac(20) - scored higher in this pairwise comparison

1. Total counts & total scores for Carnac(20)

Total Base Pair Counts
Total TP 12872
Total TN 104356083
Total FP 2613
Total FP CONTRA 170
Total FP INCONS 1341
Total FP COMP 1102
Total FN 24092
Total Scores
MCC 0.558
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.553 ± 0.023
Sensitivity 0.348
Positive Predictive Value 0.895
Nr of predictions 77

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2. Individual counts for Carnac(20) [ download as .csv ]

RNA Chain Rfam family MCC SENS PPV TP TN FP FP CONTRA FP INCONS FP COMP FN
CRW_00024 0.74 0.59 0.94 270 1085313 35 5 13 17 188
CRW_00034 0.56 0.35 0.90 166 1142131 28 4 15 9 308
CRW_00048 0.62 0.43 0.91 202 1170992 29 3 18 8 268
CRW_00054 0.62 0.42 0.91 191 1107607 23 4 14 5 265
CRW_00059 0.64 0.43 0.95 204 1172532 17 3 7 7 269
CRW_00061 0.63 0.42 0.94 199 1181742 19 2 10 7 277
CRW_00068 0.69 0.51 0.94 234 1109056 28 2 13 13 223
CRW_00096 0.62 0.43 0.92 198 1178664 29 0 18 11 267
CRW_00140 0.71 0.53 0.95 246 1136018 21 2 12 7 217
CRW_00141 0.64 0.43 0.93 207 1201802 26 4 12 10 269
CRW_00150 0.66 0.46 0.95 216 1152694 16 3 8 5 250
CRW_00152 0.69 0.52 0.92 244 1180151 26 4 17 5 227
CRW_00166 0.64 0.44 0.93 207 1190974 24 0 15 9 261
CRW_00173 0.56 0.36 0.89 158 1082478 26 2 18 6 287
CRW_00177 0.52 0.32 0.87 149 1178708 29 3 20 6 324
CRW_00196 0.64 0.43 0.96 204 1208022 12 2 7 3 271
CRW_00230 0.66 0.47 0.93 227 1198681 28 3 15 10 251
CRW_00245 0.65 0.45 0.93 205 1106108 20 3 12 5 248
CRW_00248 0.56 0.35 0.91 168 1218956 27 4 13 10 316
CRW_00250 0.68 0.50 0.91 241 1198660 33 4 21 8 237
CRW_00256 0.64 0.43 0.97 200 1192533 11 3 4 4 268
CRW_00270 0.66 0.47 0.93 212 1112057 22 4 13 5 243
CRW_00271 0.62 0.41 0.94 191 1122548 17 3 9 5 271
CRW_00273 0.57 0.35 0.92 156 1085431 16 4 10 2 290
CRW_00275 0.60 0.37 0.95 171 1115091 13 2 7 4 286
CRW_00277 0.64 0.44 0.93 201 1110578 20 3 13 4 252
CRW_00278 0.52 0.29 0.92 130 1130115 15 4 7 4 320
CRW_00279 0.68 0.51 0.92 237 1180158 31 3 18 10 227
CRW_00280 0.66 0.46 0.96 209 1118042 12 1 8 3 244
CRW_00281 0.65 0.45 0.95 209 1145120 17 2 10 5 255
CRW_00284 0.53 0.33 0.87 150 1131587 27 3 20 4 306
CRW_00285 0.62 0.41 0.93 188 1118058 18 2 12 4 270
CRW_00289 0.58 0.41 0.84 194 1189422 41 5 32 4 282
CRW_00298 0.41 0.19 0.86 95 1620790 37 0 15 22 399
CRW_00301 0.46 0.25 0.83 131 1762345 56 0 27 29 388
CRW_00306 0.55 0.32 0.95 146 1445697 38 0 7 31 316
CRW_00310 0.42 0.22 0.81 116 1805806 46 5 23 18 405
CRW_00326 0.45 0.23 0.92 113 1627987 32 1 9 22 389
CRW_00330 0.34 0.17 0.67 89 1988883 69 3 40 26 428
CRW_00332 0.39 0.20 0.76 97 1769893 46 1 30 15 380
CRW_00333 0.35 0.17 0.70 88 1892359 50 4 34 12 426
CRW_00345 0.48 0.29 0.81 145 1586691 63 2 33 28 353
CRW_00346 0.47 0.28 0.79 138 1584915 66 1 36 29 363
CRW_00348 0.40 0.23 0.72 114 1615344 78 4 41 33 389
CRW_00358 0.49 0.25 0.96 129 1675231 29 0 5 24 378
CRW_00366 0.47 0.25 0.87 122 1579613 37 1 17 19 360
CRW_00370 0.47 0.27 0.84 135 1640605 54 1 25 28 371
CRW_00371 0.48 0.29 0.81 143 1611733 59 1 33 25 353
CRW_00372 0.44 0.23 0.84 117 1626166 46 2 21 23 381
CRW_00379 0.49 0.26 0.93 140 2126802 50 1 10 39 394
CRW_00386 0.30 0.13 0.71 67 1751161 53 2 26 25 448
CRW_00403 0.48 0.27 0.83 127 1606375 60 0 26 34 337
CRW_00411 0.39 0.19 0.81 94 1615387 42 0 22 20 402
CRW_00414 0.38 0.19 0.74 96 1666095 60 1 33 26 399
CRW_00466 0.62 0.42 0.91 192 1116554 28 4 15 9 266
CRW_00589 0.58 0.35 0.97 156 1094299 10 0 5 5 289
CRW_00590 0.55 0.33 0.93 148 1119597 15 1 10 4 304
CRW_00591 0.66 0.46 0.93 206 1098682 26 1 14 11 240
CRW_00598 0.42 0.20 0.85 100 1666107 41 0 18 23 391
CRW_00758 0.46 0.26 0.79 127 1640605 57 4 30 23 356
CRW_00759 0.39 0.19 0.79 93 1637028 51 3 21 27 388
CRW_00760 0.45 0.24 0.84 117 1638815 55 0 23 32 369
CRW_00772 0.48 0.30 0.77 122 945842 42 3 33 6 282
CRW_00789 0.61 0.43 0.88 191 1137570 34 1 24 9 256
CRW_00795 0.59 0.38 0.90 150 1152755 40 0 16 24 244
CRW_00849 0.62 0.42 0.92 196 1118046 27 3 15 9 274
CRW_00997 0.60 0.39 0.93 181 1136084 19 3 10 6 283
CRW_01153 0.44 0.25 0.76 126 1606363 56 1 38 17 377
CRW_01171 0.47 0.25 0.90 125 1593866 44 0 14 30 381
CRW_01300 0.47 0.25 0.88 128 1693575 38 0 17 21 387
PDB_00703 0.60 0.40 0.92 196 1073633 28 3 13 12 299
PDB_00854 0.62 0.41 0.95 218 1500548 29 3 9 17 317
PDB_01088 0.59 0.38 0.92 206 1471246 35 2 16 17 341
PDB_01103 0.62 0.40 0.96 226 1606292 20 3 7 10 336
PDB_01105 0.58 0.36 0.94 192 1433767 24 1 11 12 348
PDB_01120 0.62 0.41 0.93 216 1204895 30 4 13 13 311
PDB_01273 0.66 0.48 0.92 234 1118007 37 4 15 18 257

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Performance of MaxExpect - scored lower in this pairwise comparison

1. Total counts & total scores for MaxExpect

Total Base Pair Counts
Total TP 15020
Total TN 104335019
Total FP 22934
Total FP CONTRA 3099
Total FP INCONS 17328
Total FP COMP 2507
Total FN 21944
Total Scores
MCC 0.415
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.416 ± 0.027
Sensitivity 0.406
Positive Predictive Value 0.424
Nr of predictions 77

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2. Individual counts for MaxExpect [ download as .csv ]

RNA Chain Rfam family MCC SENS PPV TP TN FP FP CONTRA FP INCONS FP COMP FN
CRW_00024 0.71 0.70 0.71 320 1085152 169 17 112 40 138
CRW_00034 0.66 0.65 0.66 310 1141844 191 28 134 29 164
CRW_00048 0.52 0.48 0.57 226 1170816 189 20 153 16 244
CRW_00054 0.43 0.42 0.44 192 1107377 261 23 224 14 264
CRW_00059 0.51 0.49 0.54 232 1172316 212 16 182 14 241
CRW_00061 0.44 0.43 0.45 203 1181497 266 35 218 13 273
CRW_00068 0.44 0.43 0.45 197 1108869 251 32 207 12 260
CRW_00096 0.49 0.47 0.52 220 1178453 229 21 186 22 245
CRW_00140 0.43 0.42 0.44 193 1135835 265 20 230 15 270
CRW_00141 0.54 0.53 0.55 254 1201566 230 30 175 25 222
CRW_00150 0.44 0.43 0.46 202 1152479 257 24 216 17 264
CRW_00152 0.58 0.55 0.60 259 1179986 190 37 134 19 212
CRW_00166 0.43 0.41 0.46 192 1190777 241 18 209 14 276
CRW_00173 0.26 0.26 0.27 115 1082230 324 28 283 13 330
CRW_00177 0.48 0.47 0.50 221 1178440 239 26 193 20 252
CRW_00196 0.50 0.49 0.51 233 1207782 238 32 188 18 242
CRW_00230 0.58 0.55 0.60 263 1198489 199 15 159 25 215
CRW_00245 0.42 0.41 0.43 186 1105895 262 25 222 15 267
CRW_00248 0.51 0.51 0.51 248 1218656 263 29 208 26 236
CRW_00250 0.51 0.50 0.51 241 1198458 244 44 183 17 237
CRW_00256 0.40 0.39 0.41 182 1192293 285 38 227 20 286
CRW_00270 0.54 0.54 0.55 244 1111842 223 23 177 23 211
CRW_00271 0.33 0.32 0.34 146 1122327 292 34 244 14 316
CRW_00273 0.42 0.40 0.45 180 1085197 237 27 197 13 266
CRW_00275 0.61 0.60 0.62 273 1114831 186 26 141 19 184
CRW_00277 0.35 0.33 0.37 148 1110390 267 37 220 10 305
CRW_00278 0.39 0.36 0.42 160 1129876 240 22 198 20 290
CRW_00279 0.54 0.53 0.56 244 1179977 213 26 169 18 220
CRW_00280 0.36 0.35 0.37 157 1117836 279 37 230 12 296
CRW_00281 0.59 0.58 0.60 270 1144891 201 25 155 21 194
CRW_00284 0.38 0.35 0.41 159 1131368 249 21 212 16 297
CRW_00285 0.56 0.54 0.58 246 1117835 199 26 153 20 212
CRW_00289 0.48 0.46 0.50 218 1189213 245 32 190 23 258
CRW_00298 0.24 0.25 0.24 123 1620380 438 79 318 41 371
CRW_00301 0.35 0.35 0.35 180 1761991 393 60 272 61 339
CRW_00306 0.18 0.19 0.18 86 1445370 462 62 332 68 376
CRW_00310 0.30 0.30 0.30 157 1805427 422 63 303 56 364
CRW_00326 0.41 0.41 0.42 205 1627618 330 55 232 43 297
CRW_00330 0.33 0.33 0.32 172 1988480 429 65 298 66 345
CRW_00332 0.18 0.18 0.17 87 1769512 473 87 335 51 390
CRW_00333 0.33 0.32 0.35 166 1892006 380 65 248 67 348
CRW_00345 0.35 0.35 0.36 174 1586388 361 52 257 52 324
CRW_00346 0.37 0.38 0.37 188 1584581 361 62 259 40 313
CRW_00348 0.31 0.30 0.33 151 1615043 353 51 258 44 352
CRW_00358 0.41 0.41 0.42 206 1674869 336 56 234 46 301
CRW_00366 0.27 0.28 0.26 134 1579236 421 78 305 38 348
CRW_00370 0.30 0.30 0.30 151 1640256 403 77 282 44 355
CRW_00371 0.40 0.39 0.42 192 1611452 316 45 221 50 304
CRW_00372 0.28 0.28 0.27 139 1625798 414 78 291 45 359
CRW_00379 0.44 0.44 0.43 234 2126414 384 57 248 79 300
CRW_00386 0.26 0.27 0.25 138 1750712 440 78 328 34 377
CRW_00403 0.31 0.31 0.31 144 1606062 415 58 264 93 320
CRW_00411 0.33 0.33 0.34 163 1615021 361 68 251 42 333
CRW_00414 0.30 0.31 0.30 153 1665712 421 60 300 61 342
CRW_00466 0.61 0.60 0.62 273 1116325 188 25 142 21 185
CRW_00589 0.32 0.31 0.34 136 1094057 285 28 239 18 309
CRW_00590 0.40 0.37 0.43 169 1119363 246 23 201 22 283
CRW_00591 0.44 0.43 0.44 194 1098463 264 36 210 18 252
CRW_00598 0.38 0.39 0.38 190 1665724 360 63 248 49 301
CRW_00758 0.33 0.32 0.34 155 1640308 356 41 262 53 328
CRW_00759 0.31 0.31 0.30 151 1636649 407 59 286 62 330
CRW_00760 0.29 0.29 0.28 143 1638449 415 65 298 52 343
CRW_00772 0.22 0.21 0.23 85 945632 297 29 254 14 319
CRW_00789 0.37 0.37 0.38 165 1137350 293 39 232 22 282
CRW_00795 0.35 0.35 0.35 138 1152523 307 34 226 47 256
CRW_00849 0.58 0.58 0.59 271 1117802 215 14 173 28 199
CRW_00997 0.44 0.42 0.45 197 1135837 260 32 212 16 267
CRW_01153 0.30 0.30 0.30 151 1606020 397 56 301 40 352
CRW_01171 0.33 0.33 0.34 167 1593511 375 57 270 48 339
CRW_01300 0.35 0.34 0.35 177 1693219 370 60 264 46 338
PDB_00703 0.57 0.52 0.62 259 1073427 187 20 139 28 236
PDB_00854 0.58 0.56 0.60 298 1500283 247 21 176 50 237
PDB_01088 0.33 0.32 0.35 176 1470965 353 46 283 24 371
PDB_01103 0.63 0.60 0.67 337 1606027 197 18 146 33 225
PDB_01105 0.57 0.54 0.60 289 1433488 229 24 170 35 251
PDB_01120 0.43 0.40 0.46 211 1204672 264 28 217 19 316
PDB_01273 0.45 0.43 0.46 211 1117804 273 31 214 28 280

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Matthews Correlation Coeffient, Sensitivity and Positive Predictive Value have been calculated based on the paper by Gardener & Giegerich, 2004.