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Table of contents:

  1. Overview

  2. Performance Plots

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

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

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


Overview

Metric CentroidAlifold(20) RNAfold
MCC 0.726 > 0.396
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.718 ± 0.036 > 0.398 ± 0.029
Sensitivity 0.614 > 0.398
Positive Predictive Value 0.860 > 0.394
Total TP 22679 > 14714
Total TN 104344087 > 104333103
Total FP 5560 < 25011
Total FP CONTRA 629 < 3719
Total FP INCONS 3071 < 18930
Total FP COMP 1860 < 2362
Total FN 14285 < 22250
P-value 3.56938820447e-08

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Performance plots


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

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

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

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

Total Base Pair Counts
Total TP 22679
Total TN 104344087
Total FP 5560
Total FP CONTRA 629
Total FP INCONS 3071
Total FP COMP 1860
Total FN 14285
Total Scores
MCC 0.726
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.718 ± 0.036
Sensitivity 0.614
Positive Predictive Value 0.860
Nr of predictions 77

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

RNA Chain Rfam family MCC SENS PPV TP TN FP FP CONTRA FP INCONS FP COMP FN
CRW_00024 0.91 0.86 0.95 394 1085188 51 6 13 32 64
CRW_00034 0.83 0.77 0.90 365 1141911 54 9 31 14 109
CRW_00048 0.86 0.80 0.93 374 1170812 45 10 19 16 96
CRW_00054 0.86 0.80 0.93 364 1107423 43 10 19 14 92
CRW_00059 0.85 0.78 0.93 368 1172351 42 9 18 15 105
CRW_00061 0.86 0.80 0.92 380 1181542 47 10 21 16 96
CRW_00068 0.85 0.80 0.91 365 1108906 48 11 23 14 92
CRW_00096 0.86 0.78 0.95 363 1178497 43 4 16 23 102
CRW_00140 0.86 0.80 0.92 372 1135875 46 11 20 15 91
CRW_00141 0.85 0.78 0.93 371 1201625 47 10 19 18 105
CRW_00150 0.86 0.80 0.92 372 1152515 48 10 24 14 94
CRW_00152 0.84 0.77 0.91 364 1180015 52 13 24 15 107
CRW_00166 0.86 0.78 0.94 364 1190809 45 4 19 22 104
CRW_00173 0.80 0.75 0.86 332 1082272 67 11 41 15 113
CRW_00177 0.83 0.75 0.92 356 1178493 48 7 24 17 117
CRW_00196 0.86 0.79 0.94 377 1207832 45 8 18 19 98
CRW_00230 0.86 0.79 0.94 378 1198524 39 8 16 15 100
CRW_00245 0.87 0.81 0.93 367 1105932 46 9 20 17 86
CRW_00248 0.85 0.77 0.92 375 1218735 46 11 20 15 109
CRW_00250 0.84 0.77 0.92 370 1198524 46 11 21 14 108
CRW_00256 0.84 0.77 0.91 360 1192345 51 10 25 16 108
CRW_00270 0.86 0.80 0.92 362 1111893 46 11 20 15 93
CRW_00271 0.84 0.77 0.91 355 1122363 48 8 25 15 107
CRW_00273 0.86 0.79 0.92 354 1085218 46 8 21 17 92
CRW_00275 0.87 0.81 0.93 371 1114870 46 9 21 16 86
CRW_00277 0.85 0.78 0.91 354 1110408 50 12 21 17 99
CRW_00278 0.84 0.78 0.91 351 1129869 54 7 29 18 99
CRW_00279 0.84 0.77 0.92 357 1180030 50 8 21 21 107
CRW_00280 0.84 0.79 0.89 357 1117860 63 9 34 20 96
CRW_00281 0.84 0.77 0.92 357 1144951 49 9 24 16 107
CRW_00284 0.84 0.77 0.91 350 1131377 50 7 26 17 106
CRW_00285 0.83 0.77 0.90 353 1117869 56 11 27 18 105
CRW_00289 0.82 0.75 0.91 356 1189260 53 9 28 16 120
CRW_00298 0.52 0.37 0.72 183 1620647 90 6 64 20 311
CRW_00301 0.47 0.34 0.64 178 1762223 133 11 91 31 341
CRW_00306 0.52 0.37 0.73 171 1445616 97 6 57 34 291
CRW_00310 0.49 0.37 0.66 192 1805657 126 13 88 25 329
CRW_00326 0.57 0.40 0.80 201 1627859 78 6 44 28 301
CRW_00330 0.51 0.37 0.71 190 1988747 113 10 68 35 327
CRW_00332 0.48 0.34 0.67 161 1769781 123 8 71 44 316
CRW_00333 0.43 0.30 0.61 155 1892229 131 20 81 30 359
CRW_00345 0.51 0.36 0.72 181 1586621 96 8 61 27 317
CRW_00346 0.53 0.38 0.74 192 1584829 102 6 63 33 309
CRW_00348 0.54 0.40 0.72 200 1615226 107 10 67 30 303
CRW_00358 0.53 0.39 0.73 196 1675098 99 8 63 28 311
CRW_00366 0.52 0.37 0.71 180 1579501 100 8 64 28 302
CRW_00370 0.58 0.41 0.83 208 1640515 64 4 39 21 298
CRW_00371 0.55 0.40 0.75 199 1611646 93 8 57 28 297
CRW_00372 0.50 0.37 0.69 182 1626042 112 11 71 30 316
CRW_00379 0.49 0.33 0.72 176 2126710 109 5 62 42 358
CRW_00386 0.51 0.35 0.73 182 1751006 96 7 61 28 333
CRW_00403 0.52 0.39 0.70 180 1606270 126 11 67 48 284
CRW_00411 0.51 0.38 0.68 189 1615224 117 8 82 27 307
CRW_00414 0.48 0.34 0.67 170 1665972 109 11 72 26 325
CRW_00466 0.86 0.79 0.93 364 1116372 45 9 20 16 94
CRW_00589 0.86 0.78 0.94 347 1094091 45 2 20 23 98
CRW_00590 0.86 0.79 0.93 359 1119369 53 3 25 25 93
CRW_00591 0.86 0.79 0.92 354 1098520 55 6 23 26 92
CRW_00598 0.49 0.34 0.70 169 1665982 103 5 69 29 322
CRW_00758 0.52 0.38 0.72 184 1640510 108 6 66 36 299
CRW_00759 0.51 0.38 0.69 181 1636884 113 8 72 33 300
CRW_00760 0.52 0.37 0.74 180 1638713 102 7 55 40 306
CRW_00772 0.79 0.73 0.85 295 945652 81 5 48 28 109
CRW_00789 0.83 0.76 0.91 340 1137411 63 5 30 28 107
CRW_00795 0.80 0.72 0.88 284 1152598 97 3 36 58 110
CRW_00849 0.82 0.76 0.88 357 1117854 65 10 39 16 113
CRW_00997 0.85 0.80 0.91 369 1135873 50 13 23 14 95
CRW_01153 0.50 0.36 0.69 179 1606270 108 8 71 29 324
CRW_01171 0.49 0.36 0.67 183 1593733 116 11 78 27 323
CRW_01300 0.55 0.40 0.76 205 1693451 88 6 58 24 310
PDB_00703 0.81 0.70 0.92 348 1073468 55 8 21 26 147
PDB_00854 0.77 0.65 0.90 348 1500393 73 4 33 36 187
PDB_01088 0.75 0.62 0.90 341 1471090 76 2 37 37 206
PDB_01103 0.77 0.64 0.92 361 1606134 59 8 25 26 201
PDB_01105 0.78 0.66 0.92 359 1433581 59 2 29 28 181
PDB_01120 0.79 0.68 0.92 357 1204739 53 7 25 21 170
PDB_01273 0.80 0.69 0.91 341 1117886 62 6 27 29 150

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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.