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Table of contents:

  1. Overview

  2. Performance Plots

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

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

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


Overview

Metric MXScarna(seed) RNAfold
MCC 0.659 > 0.421
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.662 ± 0.026 > 0.420 ± 0.032
Sensitivity 0.589 > 0.418
Positive Predictive Value 0.738 > 0.424
Total TP 17728 > 12584
Total TN 79088306 > 79082638
Total FP 8922 < 18800
Total FP CONTRA 930 < 2495
Total FP INCONS 5363 < 14610
Total FP COMP 2629 > 1695
Total FN 12352 < 17496
P-value 3.56938820447e-08

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Performance plots


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

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

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

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

Total Base Pair Counts
Total TP 17728
Total TN 79088306
Total FP 8922
Total FP CONTRA 930
Total FP INCONS 5363
Total FP COMP 2629
Total FN 12352
Total Scores
MCC 0.659
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.662 ± 0.026
Sensitivity 0.589
Positive Predictive Value 0.738
Nr of predictions 64

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

RNA Chain Rfam family MCC SENS PPV TP TN FP FP CONTRA FP INCONS FP COMP FN
CRW_00024 0.83 0.81 0.86 369 1085172 112 11 49 52 89
CRW_00034 0.68 0.60 0.78 285 1141950 117 9 72 36 189
CRW_00048 0.74 0.68 0.82 318 1170827 101 10 60 31 152
CRW_00054 0.73 0.66 0.81 302 1107443 101 13 58 30 154
CRW_00059 0.72 0.64 0.81 305 1172369 105 12 60 33 168
CRW_00061 0.73 0.66 0.81 312 1181569 104 11 61 32 164
CRW_00068 0.74 0.67 0.82 305 1108933 99 12 55 32 152
CRW_00096 0.72 0.65 0.81 301 1178507 110 5 67 38 164
CRW_00140 0.73 0.66 0.81 304 1135902 106 11 61 34 159
CRW_00141 0.73 0.66 0.82 312 1201645 103 12 56 35 164
CRW_00150 0.72 0.64 0.81 300 1152549 106 11 61 34 166
CRW_00152 0.74 0.68 0.82 319 1180025 107 12 60 35 152
CRW_00166 0.73 0.65 0.82 305 1190824 106 6 61 39 163
CRW_00173 0.65 0.59 0.72 264 1082289 130 14 89 27 181
CRW_00177 0.68 0.61 0.77 287 1178505 117 12 76 29 186
CRW_00196 0.76 0.69 0.83 327 1207841 102 11 56 35 148
CRW_00230 0.75 0.67 0.83 321 1198539 99 12 54 33 157
CRW_00245 0.73 0.66 0.81 299 1105958 104 12 59 33 154
CRW_00248 0.72 0.64 0.81 311 1218757 105 11 62 32 173
CRW_00250 0.71 0.64 0.78 307 1198533 120 11 75 34 171
CRW_00256 0.74 0.66 0.82 311 1192362 98 11 56 31 157
CRW_00270 0.74 0.67 0.82 304 1111915 100 11 56 33 151
CRW_00271 0.71 0.64 0.80 295 1122381 105 12 63 30 167
CRW_00273 0.72 0.65 0.80 290 1085237 110 10 64 36 156
CRW_00275 0.74 0.67 0.82 306 1114897 103 10 58 35 151
CRW_00277 0.73 0.66 0.80 300 1110421 108 12 62 34 153
CRW_00278 0.68 0.60 0.78 271 1129907 113 9 69 35 179
CRW_00279 0.72 0.64 0.81 299 1180047 107 10 60 37 165
CRW_00280 0.70 0.63 0.79 284 1117899 114 10 67 37 169
CRW_00281 0.73 0.66 0.82 305 1144968 102 10 58 34 159
CRW_00283 0.63 0.56 0.71 242 1015684 127 13 86 28 190
CRW_00284 0.73 0.65 0.81 297 1131394 104 10 59 35 159
CRW_00285 0.71 0.64 0.79 294 1117886 113 13 67 33 164
CRW_00289 0.68 0.60 0.77 287 1189280 118 12 74 32 189
CRW_00292 0.62 0.53 0.71 245 1123906 126 12 87 27 216
CRW_00306 0.42 0.39 0.46 181 1445456 267 46 167 54 281
CRW_00366 0.48 0.45 0.51 215 1579331 275 41 166 68 267
CRW_00371 0.50 0.47 0.53 232 1611469 276 42 167 67 264
CRW_00379 0.36 0.32 0.41 170 2126540 318 50 193 75 364
CRW_00411 0.49 0.47 0.52 231 1615062 273 41 169 63 265
CRW_00414 0.46 0.43 0.49 213 1665792 286 43 177 66 282
CRW_00466 0.74 0.66 0.82 304 1116392 101 11 58 32 154
CRW_00589 0.70 0.63 0.79 279 1094105 117 6 70 41 166
CRW_00590 0.73 0.65 0.82 294 1119399 104 6 57 41 158
CRW_00591 0.74 0.66 0.82 294 1098545 110 6 58 46 152
CRW_00759 0.45 0.42 0.48 201 1636722 295 39 183 73 280
CRW_00763 0.68 0.59 0.78 262 1215683 119 6 69 44 184
CRW_00772 0.63 0.55 0.72 223 945690 133 6 81 46 181
CRW_00778 0.63 0.55 0.73 212 1201733 150 4 76 70 172
CRW_00789 0.71 0.63 0.80 280 1137437 111 7 62 42 167
CRW_00795 0.63 0.55 0.72 216 1152623 164 8 74 82 178
CRW_00800 0.34 0.29 0.39 137 1401627 256 36 175 45 333
CRW_00849 0.67 0.59 0.76 279 1117895 114 13 73 28 191
CRW_00997 0.72 0.65 0.80 301 1135902 107 11 64 32 163
CRW_01153 0.47 0.44 0.50 221 1606085 276 37 185 54 282
CRW_01171 0.49 0.46 0.53 231 1593565 264 35 174 55 275
CRW_01343 0.73 0.68 0.78 294 977526 128 10 71 47 140
PDB_00703 0.66 0.56 0.77 278 1073486 114 9 72 33 217
PDB_00854 0.63 0.52 0.77 280 1500414 135 2 82 51 255
PDB_01088 0.61 0.49 0.76 269 1471116 131 6 79 46 278
PDB_01103 0.57 0.47 0.69 263 1606145 154 8 112 34 299
PDB_01105 0.66 0.55 0.80 299 1433595 117 1 76 40 241
PDB_01120 0.66 0.56 0.79 296 1204752 112 8 72 32 231
PDB_01273 0.69 0.59 0.80 290 1117898 113 9 63 41 201

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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.