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Table of contents:

  1. Overview

  2. Performance Plots

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

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

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


Overview

Metric RSpredict(20) RNAfold
MCC 0.464 > 0.396
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.472 ± 0.067 > 0.398 ± 0.029
Sensitivity 0.417 > 0.398
Positive Predictive Value 0.516 > 0.394
Total TP 15416 > 14714
Total TN 104340583 > 104333103
Total FP 16541 < 25011
Total FP CONTRA 2420 < 3719
Total FP INCONS 12047 < 18930
Total FP COMP 2074 < 2362
Total FN 21548 < 22250
P-value 3.56938820447e-08

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Performance plots


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

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

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

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

Total Base Pair Counts
Total TP 15416
Total TN 104340583
Total FP 16541
Total FP CONTRA 2420
Total FP INCONS 12047
Total FP COMP 2074
Total FN 21548
Total Scores
MCC 0.464
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.472 ± 0.067
Sensitivity 0.417
Positive Predictive Value 0.516
Nr of predictions 77

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2. Individual counts for RSpredict(20) [ 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 0.80 349 1085166 117 16 70 31 109
CRW_00034 0.60 0.50 0.71 239 1141980 119 16 81 22 235
CRW_00048 0.74 0.71 0.78 332 1170788 124 21 74 29 138
CRW_00054 0.72 0.68 0.76 308 1107412 121 17 79 25 148
CRW_00059 0.73 0.68 0.78 320 1172336 118 19 71 28 153
CRW_00061 0.63 0.55 0.72 260 1181590 123 18 85 20 216
CRW_00068 0.73 0.69 0.77 314 1108895 119 18 78 23 143
CRW_00096 0.73 0.69 0.78 320 1178470 123 16 74 33 145
CRW_00140 0.73 0.68 0.79 316 1135876 116 15 71 30 147
CRW_00141 0.72 0.67 0.77 320 1201607 124 19 79 26 156
CRW_00150 0.73 0.68 0.79 315 1152520 110 20 66 24 151
CRW_00152 0.71 0.65 0.77 308 1180015 120 17 76 27 163
CRW_00166 0.73 0.68 0.79 317 1190796 115 15 68 32 151
CRW_00173 0.68 0.63 0.74 281 1082274 126 20 81 25 164
CRW_00177 0.66 0.60 0.74 283 1178495 122 22 80 20 190
CRW_00196 0.71 0.67 0.76 316 1207819 125 23 77 25 159
CRW_00230 0.72 0.67 0.77 319 1198513 119 20 74 25 159
CRW_00245 0.70 0.63 0.78 285 1105963 105 14 66 25 168
CRW_00248 0.71 0.67 0.76 322 1218719 127 19 81 27 162
CRW_00250 0.72 0.66 0.78 317 1198517 119 19 73 27 161
CRW_00256 0.71 0.62 0.81 292 1192380 91 18 50 23 176
CRW_00270 0.68 0.60 0.77 272 1111934 101 13 67 21 183
CRW_00271 0.70 0.65 0.75 301 1122349 125 21 80 24 161
CRW_00273 0.67 0.60 0.76 266 1085250 106 16 69 21 180
CRW_00275 0.73 0.69 0.77 315 1114864 116 18 74 24 142
CRW_00277 0.62 0.54 0.71 244 1110451 120 17 83 20 209
CRW_00278 0.60 0.51 0.71 231 1129930 115 14 81 20 219
CRW_00279 0.71 0.66 0.75 308 1180005 131 20 83 28 156
CRW_00280 0.71 0.66 0.75 300 1117861 125 19 80 26 153
CRW_00281 0.72 0.67 0.77 311 1144937 123 15 78 30 153
CRW_00284 0.71 0.66 0.77 301 1131370 113 18 71 24 155
CRW_00285 0.64 0.55 0.73 254 1117913 115 15 78 22 204
CRW_00289 0.70 0.66 0.76 312 1189241 126 19 81 26 164
CRW_00298 0.01 0.01 0.01 3 1620508 410 63 326 21 491
CRW_00301 0.33 0.31 0.36 161 1762053 322 46 243 33 358
CRW_00306 0.37 0.34 0.39 158 1445446 293 34 212 47 304
CRW_00310 0.02 0.02 0.02 8 1805520 442 63 359 20 513
CRW_00326 0.36 0.34 0.38 172 1627656 314 50 232 32 330
CRW_00330 0.02 0.02 0.02 8 1988575 477 82 350 45 509
CRW_00332 0.01 0.01 0.01 3 1769654 389 59 305 25 474
CRW_00333 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 1892051 454 80 353 21 513
CRW_00345 0.02 0.02 0.02 8 1586488 384 57 318 9 490
CRW_00346 0.35 0.31 0.39 156 1584690 293 33 211 49 345
CRW_00348 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 1615104 410 69 330 11 503
CRW_00358 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 1674979 406 62 324 20 507
CRW_00366 0.01 0.01 0.01 4 1579393 371 66 290 15 478
CRW_00370 0.39 0.37 0.42 186 1640327 297 32 221 44 320
CRW_00371 0.02 0.02 0.02 8 1611495 424 63 344 17 488
CRW_00372 0.02 0.02 0.02 8 1625926 390 51 321 18 490
CRW_00379 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 2126541 465 66 346 53 534
CRW_00386 0.02 0.02 0.02 8 1750835 427 65 348 14 507
CRW_00403 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 1606168 385 68 292 25 464
CRW_00411 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 1615135 382 74 294 14 496
CRW_00414 0.33 0.31 0.36 152 1665808 305 45 220 40 343
CRW_00466 0.64 0.56 0.73 258 1116413 115 15 79 21 200
CRW_00589 0.64 0.55 0.75 244 1094136 105 9 71 25 201
CRW_00590 0.63 0.55 0.73 249 1119415 115 6 86 23 203
CRW_00591 0.70 0.63 0.76 283 1098533 118 13 74 31 163
CRW_00598 0.30 0.27 0.33 134 1665821 312 37 233 42 357
CRW_00758 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 1640340 444 79 347 18 483
CRW_00759 0.02 0.02 0.02 9 1636732 429 64 340 25 472
CRW_00760 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 1638553 425 77 325 23 486
CRW_00772 0.59 0.49 0.71 196 945723 109 10 71 28 208
CRW_00789 0.65 0.57 0.75 254 1137446 113 13 73 27 193
CRW_00795 0.63 0.53 0.75 209 1152644 114 10 58 46 185
CRW_00849 0.61 0.51 0.72 241 1117925 111 14 80 17 229
CRW_00997 0.73 0.69 0.77 319 1135862 125 18 79 28 145
CRW_01153 0.35 0.31 0.40 155 1606145 262 44 184 34 348
CRW_01171 0.02 0.01 0.02 7 1593610 403 61 327 15 499
CRW_01300 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 1693285 445 62 373 10 515
PDB_00703 0.67 0.60 0.75 297 1073447 132 13 88 31 198
PDB_00854 0.62 0.50 0.76 266 1500430 124 10 72 42 269
PDB_01088 0.62 0.49 0.77 268 1471123 123 8 71 44 279
PDB_01103 0.63 0.49 0.80 278 1606180 104 12 58 34 284
PDB_01105 0.61 0.50 0.75 270 1433609 124 8 84 32 270
PDB_01120 0.64 0.54 0.76 282 1204758 129 8 80 41 245
PDB_01273 0.69 0.62 0.77 305 1117865 121 14 76 31 186

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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.