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Table of contents:

  1. Overview

  2. Performance Plots

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

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

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


Overview

Metric CentroidAlifold(seed) RNAfold
MCC 0.796 > 0.421
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.790 ± 0.032 > 0.420 ± 0.032
Sensitivity 0.706 > 0.418
Positive Predictive Value 0.897 > 0.424
Total TP 21223 > 12584
Total TN 79088671 > 79082638
Total FP 3503 < 18800
Total FP CONTRA 450 < 2495
Total FP INCONS 1983 < 14610
Total FP COMP 1070 < 1695
Total FN 8857 < 17496
P-value 3.56938820447e-08

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Performance plots


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

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

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

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

Total Base Pair Counts
Total TP 21223
Total TN 79088671
Total FP 3503
Total FP CONTRA 450
Total FP INCONS 1983
Total FP COMP 1070
Total FN 8857
Total Scores
MCC 0.796
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.790 ± 0.032
Sensitivity 0.706
Positive Predictive Value 0.897
Nr of predictions 64

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

RNA Chain Rfam family MCC SENS PPV TP TN FP FP CONTRA FP INCONS FP COMP FN
CRW_00024 0.90 0.86 0.95 393 1085187 55 6 15 34 65
CRW_00034 0.83 0.78 0.90 368 1141906 52 10 32 10 106
CRW_00048 0.87 0.82 0.93 385 1170801 38 9 20 9 85
CRW_00054 0.87 0.82 0.93 374 1107413 39 9 20 10 82
CRW_00059 0.85 0.79 0.92 372 1172342 41 9 23 9 101
CRW_00061 0.86 0.80 0.92 381 1181541 41 9 22 10 95
CRW_00068 0.87 0.82 0.93 375 1108900 39 9 21 9 82
CRW_00096 0.87 0.80 0.93 373 1178481 41 4 22 15 92
CRW_00140 0.87 0.82 0.92 379 1135867 41 9 23 9 84
CRW_00141 0.86 0.80 0.93 381 1201614 41 9 21 11 95
CRW_00150 0.86 0.80 0.93 372 1152519 39 9 21 9 94
CRW_00152 0.86 0.80 0.93 376 1180010 40 9 21 10 95
CRW_00166 0.86 0.80 0.94 374 1190796 41 4 22 15 94
CRW_00173 0.82 0.76 0.88 340 1082268 59 9 39 11 105
CRW_00177 0.84 0.78 0.91 368 1178477 47 9 26 12 105
CRW_00196 0.87 0.81 0.93 383 1207823 39 9 20 10 92
CRW_00230 0.86 0.80 0.93 381 1198515 40 9 21 10 97
CRW_00245 0.87 0.82 0.93 372 1105927 39 9 20 10 81
CRW_00248 0.85 0.78 0.92 379 1218731 41 9 22 10 105
CRW_00250 0.86 0.80 0.92 382 1198513 40 9 22 9 96
CRW_00256 0.86 0.80 0.93 374 1192336 40 9 21 10 94
CRW_00270 0.87 0.82 0.93 373 1111883 39 9 21 9 82
CRW_00271 0.84 0.77 0.90 358 1122354 48 8 31 9 104
CRW_00273 0.86 0.81 0.92 361 1085207 41 8 25 8 85
CRW_00275 0.87 0.81 0.92 371 1114869 40 9 22 9 86
CRW_00277 0.85 0.80 0.90 363 1110392 50 13 27 10 90
CRW_00278 0.83 0.77 0.90 347 1129872 48 8 29 11 103
CRW_00279 0.86 0.80 0.92 371 1180013 46 9 23 14 93
CRW_00280 0.84 0.79 0.90 357 1117863 52 9 31 12 96
CRW_00281 0.86 0.79 0.92 368 1144943 39 9 21 9 96
CRW_00283 0.79 0.73 0.84 316 1015651 66 12 46 8 116
CRW_00284 0.84 0.79 0.90 360 1131361 50 9 30 11 96
CRW_00285 0.85 0.79 0.91 361 1117862 46 11 26 9 97
CRW_00289 0.83 0.77 0.90 367 1189245 50 10 31 9 109
CRW_00292 0.76 0.70 0.82 322 1123856 83 13 59 11 139
CRW_00306 0.53 0.37 0.77 170 1445629 73 4 47 22 292
CRW_00366 0.53 0.37 0.77 177 1579523 74 4 49 21 305
CRW_00371 0.54 0.37 0.78 185 1611673 73 4 48 21 311
CRW_00379 0.45 0.30 0.69 158 2126723 93 6 66 21 376
CRW_00411 0.53 0.37 0.76 182 1615264 78 4 53 21 314
CRW_00414 0.52 0.36 0.74 177 1665987 83 5 56 22 318
CRW_00466 0.87 0.82 0.93 374 1116361 39 8 22 9 84
CRW_00589 0.87 0.81 0.93 360 1094074 43 2 24 17 85
CRW_00590 0.87 0.81 0.93 364 1119366 44 2 24 18 88
CRW_00591 0.88 0.82 0.94 365 1098513 44 3 22 19 81
CRW_00759 0.50 0.35 0.72 168 1636913 92 3 61 28 313
CRW_00763 0.85 0.77 0.93 344 1215650 51 2 24 25 102
CRW_00772 0.80 0.74 0.87 297 945660 69 2 41 26 107
CRW_00778 0.84 0.79 0.90 303 1201687 92 4 31 57 81
CRW_00789 0.85 0.79 0.92 353 1137401 53 5 27 21 94
CRW_00795 0.81 0.74 0.88 291 1152590 94 3 37 54 103
CRW_00800 0.45 0.30 0.67 141 1401765 92 7 62 23 329
CRW_00849 0.82 0.76 0.89 358 1117856 57 12 34 11 112
CRW_00997 0.87 0.81 0.93 377 1135871 39 9 21 9 87
CRW_01153 0.48 0.33 0.70 167 1606289 89 4 68 17 336
CRW_01171 0.52 0.35 0.77 179 1593773 71 4 49 18 327
CRW_01343 0.86 0.81 0.92 351 977520 61 3 27 31 83
PDB_00703 0.81 0.72 0.92 356 1073456 57 6 27 24 139
PDB_00854 0.78 0.66 0.92 354 1500393 66 5 26 35 181
PDB_01088 0.75 0.63 0.90 344 1471089 68 3 34 31 203
PDB_01103 0.78 0.65 0.92 368 1606129 52 6 25 21 194
PDB_01105 0.79 0.68 0.93 367 1433576 53 2 26 25 173
PDB_01120 0.80 0.70 0.92 368 1204728 49 8 24 17 159
PDB_01273 0.80 0.71 0.90 348 1117874 63 6 32 25 143

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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 12584
Total TN 79082638
Total FP 18800
Total FP CONTRA 2495
Total FP INCONS 14610
Total FP COMP 1695
Total FN 17496
Total Scores
MCC 0.421
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.420 ± 0.032
Sensitivity 0.418
Positive Predictive Value 0.424
Nr of predictions 64

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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_00283 0.28 0.28 0.29 120 1015605 317 42 258 17 312
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_00292 0.30 0.30 0.31 136 1123816 309 46 252 11 325
CRW_00306 0.26 0.26 0.25 121 1445372 410 63 294 53 341
CRW_00366 0.35 0.36 0.33 174 1579233 393 84 262 47 308
CRW_00371 0.33 0.33 0.32 166 1611391 395 72 281 42 330
CRW_00379 0.42 0.43 0.41 227 2126398 426 63 265 98 307
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_00759 0.21 0.22 0.20 105 1636621 473 79 340 54 376
CRW_00763 0.22 0.21 0.22 95 1215590 376 51 284 41 351
CRW_00772 0.25 0.24 0.25 98 945608 317 41 253 23 306
CRW_00778 0.23 0.22 0.23 85 1201662 341 40 238 63 299
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_00800 0.48 0.47 0.48 223 1401508 313 43 201 69 247
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_01343 0.37 0.37 0.38 160 977476 278 42 223 13 274
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.