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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 ProbKnot - scored lower in this pairwise comparison

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


Overview

Metric Carnac(20) ProbKnot
MCC 0.558 > 0.408
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.553 ± 0.023 > 0.410 ± 0.026
Sensitivity 0.348 < 0.403
Positive Predictive Value 0.895 > 0.412
Total TP 12872 < 14903
Total TN 104356083 > 104334324
Total FP 2613 < 24166
Total FP CONTRA 170 < 3608
Total FP INCONS 1341 < 17631
Total FP COMP 1102 < 2927
Total FN 24092 > 22061
P-value 3.56938820447e-08

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Performance plots


  1. Comparison of performance of Carnac(20) and ProbKnot. 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 ProbKnot).

  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 ProbKnot).

  3. Comparison of average Matthews Correlation Coefficients (MCCs) for Carnac(20) and ProbKnot. 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 ProbKnot).

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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 ProbKnot - scored lower in this pairwise comparison

1. Total counts & total scores for ProbKnot

Total Base Pair Counts
Total TP 14903
Total TN 104334324
Total FP 24166
Total FP CONTRA 3608
Total FP INCONS 17631
Total FP COMP 2927
Total FN 22061
Total Scores
MCC 0.408
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.410 ± 0.026
Sensitivity 0.403
Positive Predictive Value 0.412
Nr of predictions 77

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

RNA Chain Rfam family MCC SENS PPV TP TN FP FP CONTRA FP INCONS FP COMP FN
CRW_00024 0.69 0.68 0.70 312 1085154 184 22 113 49 146
CRW_00034 0.65 0.64 0.66 305 1141852 193 33 126 34 169
CRW_00048 0.48 0.46 0.51 215 1170796 225 31 173 21 255
CRW_00054 0.42 0.41 0.43 186 1107383 267 27 220 20 270
CRW_00059 0.50 0.48 0.52 225 1172311 230 27 183 20 248
CRW_00061 0.43 0.42 0.44 201 1181493 284 39 220 25 275
CRW_00068 0.45 0.43 0.47 198 1108880 243 33 194 16 259
CRW_00096 0.49 0.48 0.50 222 1178435 246 25 198 23 243
CRW_00140 0.41 0.40 0.41 185 1135829 286 31 233 22 278
CRW_00141 0.54 0.52 0.55 248 1201576 229 30 171 28 228
CRW_00150 0.44 0.42 0.45 198 1152481 263 27 215 21 268
CRW_00152 0.58 0.56 0.60 265 1179971 202 39 141 22 206
CRW_00166 0.42 0.41 0.44 190 1190764 263 30 212 21 278
CRW_00173 0.27 0.26 0.27 115 1082237 320 30 274 16 330
CRW_00177 0.48 0.46 0.51 219 1178447 241 25 189 27 254
CRW_00196 0.49 0.48 0.50 229 1207778 250 33 195 22 246
CRW_00230 0.56 0.53 0.59 255 1198497 206 24 150 32 223
CRW_00245 0.40 0.40 0.41 179 1105891 278 32 226 20 274
CRW_00248 0.52 0.52 0.53 250 1218666 257 31 194 32 234
CRW_00250 0.50 0.50 0.50 238 1198447 265 46 195 24 240
CRW_00256 0.40 0.40 0.41 185 1192284 296 39 232 25 283
CRW_00270 0.53 0.53 0.54 241 1111840 228 28 177 23 214
CRW_00271 0.35 0.33 0.36 154 1122325 292 38 234 20 308
CRW_00273 0.43 0.41 0.45 183 1085197 235 32 189 14 263
CRW_00275 0.60 0.58 0.61 266 1114835 193 26 144 23 191
CRW_00277 0.36 0.35 0.37 157 1110374 282 40 224 18 296
CRW_00278 0.38 0.36 0.40 162 1129847 266 32 215 19 288
CRW_00279 0.54 0.52 0.57 243 1179987 211 33 153 25 221
CRW_00280 0.36 0.35 0.38 158 1117841 277 40 221 16 295
CRW_00281 0.58 0.56 0.59 260 1144904 208 25 152 31 204
CRW_00284 0.37 0.35 0.40 159 1131362 267 28 211 28 297
CRW_00285 0.55 0.53 0.56 244 1117827 214 31 158 25 214
CRW_00289 0.49 0.48 0.50 228 1189195 264 43 187 34 248
CRW_00298 0.23 0.24 0.22 119 1620359 466 89 333 44 375
CRW_00301 0.33 0.34 0.33 177 1761960 439 71 295 73 342
CRW_00306 0.18 0.19 0.18 86 1445359 473 69 336 68 376
CRW_00310 0.30 0.31 0.29 160 1805396 450 77 317 56 361
CRW_00326 0.40 0.41 0.40 207 1627588 371 65 250 56 295
CRW_00330 0.33 0.34 0.31 178 1988449 473 80 308 85 339
CRW_00332 0.18 0.19 0.17 90 1769489 491 93 349 49 387
CRW_00333 0.31 0.31 0.31 157 1891971 430 72 285 73 357
CRW_00345 0.35 0.35 0.35 173 1586376 380 60 262 58 325
CRW_00346 0.37 0.38 0.37 188 1584581 368 66 255 47 313
CRW_00348 0.30 0.30 0.31 149 1615021 383 63 270 50 354
CRW_00358 0.40 0.40 0.39 202 1674852 365 59 252 54 305
CRW_00366 0.26 0.27 0.25 130 1579227 438 85 311 42 352
CRW_00370 0.29 0.30 0.28 150 1640234 427 81 301 45 356
CRW_00371 0.39 0.39 0.40 191 1611430 345 53 236 56 305
CRW_00372 0.27 0.27 0.26 136 1625786 435 79 305 51 362
CRW_00379 0.42 0.43 0.41 229 2126396 414 75 253 86 305
CRW_00386 0.26 0.27 0.25 138 1750696 459 82 340 37 377
CRW_00403 0.31 0.31 0.31 143 1606064 418 64 257 97 321
CRW_00411 0.34 0.35 0.33 172 1614983 394 81 267 46 324
CRW_00414 0.29 0.30 0.29 149 1665709 429 66 301 62 346
CRW_00466 0.60 0.59 0.60 272 1116312 211 33 148 30 186
CRW_00589 0.31 0.30 0.32 135 1094033 316 46 246 24 310
CRW_00590 0.41 0.39 0.43 176 1119350 259 29 201 29 276
CRW_00591 0.44 0.44 0.44 198 1098453 275 46 206 23 248
CRW_00598 0.37 0.38 0.35 186 1665698 397 77 264 56 305
CRW_00758 0.32 0.32 0.32 155 1640275 399 64 272 63 328
CRW_00759 0.31 0.31 0.30 151 1636639 423 69 286 68 330
CRW_00760 0.29 0.30 0.29 146 1638444 427 68 297 62 340
CRW_00772 0.22 0.22 0.22 90 945593 335 34 283 18 314
CRW_00789 0.36 0.36 0.37 163 1137340 312 43 240 29 284
CRW_00795 0.34 0.34 0.33 135 1152513 326 45 228 53 259
CRW_00849 0.57 0.56 0.58 263 1117810 226 18 169 39 207
CRW_00997 0.44 0.42 0.46 197 1135851 249 39 191 19 267
CRW_01153 0.29 0.30 0.28 150 1605991 434 63 324 47 353
CRW_01171 0.33 0.33 0.33 168 1593497 395 62 278 55 338
CRW_01300 0.35 0.35 0.36 182 1693209 381 68 261 52 333
PDB_00703 0.56 0.51 0.61 253 1073430 187 22 140 25 242
PDB_00854 0.56 0.54 0.58 288 1500280 260 33 177 50 247
PDB_01088 0.33 0.32 0.34 175 1470956 367 49 290 28 372
PDB_01103 0.61 0.58 0.64 324 1606022 220 26 156 38 238
PDB_01105 0.57 0.53 0.62 286 1433506 213 32 147 34 254
PDB_01120 0.43 0.40 0.47 211 1204677 265 29 211 25 316
PDB_01273 0.43 0.41 0.45 200 1117813 276 33 214 29 291

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