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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 RNAfold - scored lower in this pairwise comparison

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Overview

Metric Carnac(20) RNAfold
MCC 0.558 > 0.396
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.553 ± 0.023 > 0.398 ± 0.029
Sensitivity 0.348 < 0.398
Positive Predictive Value 0.895 > 0.394
Total TP 12872 < 14714
Total TN 104356083 > 104333103
Total FP 2613 < 25011
Total FP CONTRA 170 < 3719
Total FP INCONS 1341 < 18930
Total FP COMP 1102 < 2362
Total FN 24092 > 22250
P-value 3.56938820447e-08

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Performance plots


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

  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 RNAfold).

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

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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 RNAfold - scored lower in this pairwise comparison

1. Total counts & total scores for RNAfold

Total Base Pair Counts
Total TP 14714
Total TN 104333103
Total FP 25011
Total FP CONTRA 3719
Total FP INCONS 18930
Total FP COMP 2362
Total FN 22250
Total Scores
MCC 0.396
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.398 ± 0.029
Sensitivity 0.398
Positive Predictive Value 0.394
Nr of predictions 77

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

RNA Chain Rfam family MCC SENS PPV TP TN FP FP CONTRA FP INCONS FP COMP FN
CRW_00024 0.78 0.76 0.79 350 1085158 132 17 76 39 108
CRW_00034 0.63 0.63 0.63 300 1141838 201 31 147 23 174
CRW_00048 0.35 0.35 0.36 164 1170755 315 33 263 19 306
CRW_00054 0.53 0.52 0.54 238 1107379 215 34 165 16 218
CRW_00059 0.60 0.60 0.61 283 1172280 205 23 160 22 190
CRW_00061 0.53 0.53 0.53 252 1181474 240 37 190 13 224
CRW_00068 0.46 0.46 0.46 210 1108845 266 27 223 16 247
CRW_00096 0.47 0.47 0.47 220 1178412 266 29 219 18 245
CRW_00140 0.59 0.58 0.59 270 1135819 209 32 157 20 193
CRW_00141 0.59 0.58 0.61 277 1201568 204 13 167 24 199
CRW_00150 0.39 0.38 0.39 179 1152463 296 36 243 17 287
CRW_00152 0.54 0.53 0.55 249 1179962 229 32 173 24 222
CRW_00166 0.47 0.46 0.47 217 1190733 262 26 220 16 251
CRW_00173 0.29 0.29 0.29 131 1082204 330 37 284 9 314
CRW_00177 0.42 0.42 0.42 197 1178408 288 34 241 13 276
CRW_00196 0.44 0.44 0.44 208 1207762 286 29 236 21 267
CRW_00230 0.56 0.54 0.57 259 1198471 217 29 167 21 219
CRW_00245 0.39 0.39 0.39 176 1105876 287 34 242 11 277
CRW_00248 0.57 0.57 0.58 276 1218664 233 24 177 32 208
CRW_00250 0.40 0.40 0.40 190 1198454 296 51 231 14 288
CRW_00256 0.41 0.41 0.42 190 1192286 279 40 224 15 278
CRW_00270 0.38 0.37 0.40 170 1111856 279 38 222 19 285
CRW_00271 0.49 0.48 0.50 224 1122302 241 35 190 16 238
CRW_00273 0.55 0.54 0.55 240 1085168 217 29 164 24 206
CRW_00275 0.50 0.49 0.51 226 1114829 235 24 192 19 231
CRW_00277 0.37 0.37 0.37 169 1110340 304 41 245 18 284
CRW_00278 0.42 0.41 0.43 186 1129828 264 31 211 22 264
CRW_00279 0.35 0.34 0.35 157 1179973 303 36 250 17 307
CRW_00280 0.50 0.49 0.50 222 1117818 233 28 192 13 231
CRW_00281 0.30 0.30 0.29 138 1144872 346 41 290 15 326
CRW_00284 0.28 0.27 0.28 124 1131316 333 36 284 13 332
CRW_00285 0.63 0.62 0.63 284 1117810 186 24 142 20 174
CRW_00289 0.39 0.38 0.40 181 1189200 291 36 236 19 295
CRW_00298 0.17 0.18 0.16 88 1620349 501 88 375 38 406
CRW_00301 0.30 0.31 0.29 160 1761955 447 75 313 59 359
CRW_00306 0.26 0.26 0.25 121 1445372 410 63 294 53 341
CRW_00310 0.26 0.27 0.25 143 1805381 466 88 338 40 378
CRW_00326 0.38 0.38 0.37 190 1627600 364 68 252 44 312
CRW_00330 0.31 0.32 0.30 165 1988473 454 70 307 77 352
CRW_00332 0.24 0.25 0.22 121 1769478 461 108 314 39 356
CRW_00333 0.33 0.33 0.32 171 1891953 432 77 284 71 343
CRW_00345 0.35 0.36 0.33 181 1586320 404 77 293 34 317
CRW_00346 0.31 0.32 0.29 162 1584535 419 78 315 26 339
CRW_00348 0.24 0.24 0.24 123 1614984 435 64 332 39 380
CRW_00358 0.39 0.39 0.38 199 1674839 381 67 260 54 308
CRW_00366 0.35 0.36 0.33 174 1579233 393 84 262 47 308
CRW_00370 0.26 0.27 0.25 136 1640229 442 80 321 41 370
CRW_00371 0.33 0.33 0.32 166 1611391 395 72 281 42 330
CRW_00372 0.35 0.36 0.35 181 1625783 379 70 272 37 317
CRW_00379 0.42 0.43 0.41 227 2126398 426 63 265 98 307
CRW_00386 0.25 0.27 0.24 137 1750683 473 87 349 37 378
CRW_00403 0.31 0.33 0.29 154 1606000 439 76 298 65 310
CRW_00411 0.33 0.34 0.32 169 1614974 406 78 282 46 327
CRW_00414 0.28 0.29 0.27 143 1665688 437 80 314 43 352
CRW_00466 0.61 0.59 0.62 272 1116326 195 24 143 28 186
CRW_00589 0.18 0.18 0.18 78 1094024 373 34 324 15 367
CRW_00590 0.31 0.31 0.31 138 1119315 322 37 266 19 314
CRW_00591 0.37 0.38 0.37 168 1098447 302 42 246 14 278
CRW_00598 0.34 0.36 0.33 177 1665684 417 76 288 53 314
CRW_00758 0.28 0.29 0.27 142 1640237 420 85 302 33 341
CRW_00759 0.21 0.22 0.20 105 1636621 473 79 340 54 376
CRW_00760 0.29 0.29 0.29 143 1638460 405 76 276 53 343
CRW_00772 0.25 0.24 0.25 98 945608 317 41 253 23 306
CRW_00789 0.36 0.36 0.36 161 1137337 307 44 244 19 286
CRW_00795 0.22 0.23 0.21 89 1152504 360 53 275 32 305
CRW_00849 0.48 0.48 0.48 225 1117795 263 20 220 23 245
CRW_00997 0.62 0.61 0.62 282 1135826 195 25 145 25 182
CRW_01153 0.30 0.30 0.30 149 1606023 407 50 306 51 354
CRW_01171 0.26 0.27 0.25 136 1593470 434 80 319 35 370
CRW_01300 0.33 0.34 0.33 176 1693179 406 78 287 41 339
PDB_00703 0.48 0.46 0.51 228 1073395 247 19 203 25 267
PDB_00854 0.52 0.51 0.53 274 1500261 287 30 213 44 261
PDB_01088 0.37 0.36 0.38 196 1470957 345 47 270 28 351
PDB_01103 0.54 0.52 0.55 295 1605991 270 35 207 28 267
PDB_01105 0.48 0.47 0.49 254 1433456 289 27 234 28 286
PDB_01120 0.45 0.43 0.47 228 1204646 269 31 223 15 299
PDB_01273 0.49 0.47 0.50 232 1117800 256 26 202 28 259

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