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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 Sfold - scored lower in this pairwise comparison

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


Overview

Metric Carnac(20) Sfold
MCC 0.558 > 0.453
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.553 ± 0.023 > 0.455 ± 0.031
Sensitivity 0.348 < 0.403
Positive Predictive Value 0.895 > 0.510
Total TP 12872 < 14880
Total TN 104356083 > 104341300
Total FP 2613 < 16483
Total FP CONTRA 170 < 2320
Total FP INCONS 1341 < 11966
Total FP COMP 1102 < 2197
Total FN 24092 > 22084
P-value 3.56938820447e-08

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Performance plots


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

  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 Sfold).

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

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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 Sfold - scored lower in this pairwise comparison

1. Total counts & total scores for Sfold

Total Base Pair Counts
Total TP 14880
Total TN 104341300
Total FP 16483
Total FP CONTRA 2320
Total FP INCONS 11966
Total FP COMP 2197
Total FN 22084
Total Scores
MCC 0.453
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.455 ± 0.031
Sensitivity 0.403
Positive Predictive Value 0.510
Nr of predictions 77

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

RNA Chain Rfam family MCC SENS PPV TP TN FP FP CONTRA FP INCONS FP COMP FN
CRW_00024 0.80 0.77 0.83 352 1085176 112 13 60 39 106
CRW_00034 0.65 0.64 0.66 304 1141856 180 27 129 24 170
CRW_00048 0.50 0.45 0.54 213 1170824 198 17 161 20 257
CRW_00054 0.48 0.43 0.54 195 1107453 185 23 145 17 261
CRW_00059 0.54 0.49 0.60 232 1172361 169 19 134 16 241
CRW_00061 0.49 0.45 0.54 215 1181555 193 31 152 10 261
CRW_00068 0.48 0.43 0.53 196 1108938 184 19 152 13 261
CRW_00096 0.59 0.55 0.63 258 1178469 180 16 137 27 207
CRW_00140 0.66 0.60 0.73 280 1135893 125 10 95 20 183
CRW_00141 0.63 0.57 0.70 272 1201636 139 16 101 22 204
CRW_00150 0.40 0.37 0.44 171 1152531 233 30 189 14 295
CRW_00152 0.67 0.61 0.74 287 1180029 118 21 79 18 184
CRW_00166 0.54 0.47 0.61 221 1190832 160 15 128 17 247
CRW_00173 0.36 0.32 0.39 144 1082291 233 16 205 12 301
CRW_00177 0.45 0.41 0.50 195 1178491 206 27 167 12 278
CRW_00196 0.47 0.44 0.50 210 1207811 232 23 191 18 265
CRW_00230 0.61 0.53 0.70 254 1198565 129 7 100 22 224
CRW_00245 0.54 0.45 0.66 202 1106023 115 16 87 12 251
CRW_00248 0.58 0.57 0.59 274 1218677 223 21 169 33 210
CRW_00250 0.50 0.46 0.54 221 1198516 206 28 161 17 257
CRW_00256 0.37 0.33 0.42 155 1192370 232 35 180 17 313
CRW_00270 0.48 0.39 0.59 178 1111985 137 19 104 14 277
CRW_00271 0.49 0.43 0.57 198 1122402 170 32 119 19 264
CRW_00273 0.55 0.50 0.61 224 1085232 162 22 123 17 222
CRW_00275 0.58 0.47 0.73 213 1114978 98 14 66 18 244
CRW_00277 0.40 0.30 0.54 136 1110544 127 18 97 12 317
CRW_00278 0.51 0.37 0.70 166 1130018 88 6 66 16 284
CRW_00279 0.61 0.54 0.69 252 1180052 131 20 92 19 212
CRW_00280 0.60 0.55 0.66 250 1117881 149 21 108 20 203
CRW_00281 0.68 0.60 0.77 279 1144977 109 11 74 24 185
CRW_00284 0.42 0.33 0.53 149 1131480 147 20 111 16 307
CRW_00285 0.77 0.71 0.83 326 1117866 94 16 52 26 132
CRW_00289 0.59 0.51 0.68 241 1189298 141 19 95 27 235
CRW_00298 0.19 0.17 0.21 84 1620496 355 58 262 35 410
CRW_00301 0.33 0.30 0.36 156 1762064 326 45 238 43 363
CRW_00306 0.21 0.19 0.24 88 1445476 332 57 229 46 374
CRW_00310 0.30 0.26 0.35 138 1805554 298 56 202 40 383
CRW_00326 0.46 0.37 0.56 187 1627778 175 32 113 30 315
CRW_00330 0.34 0.28 0.41 145 1988661 279 50 159 70 372
CRW_00332 0.22 0.21 0.24 102 1769589 370 75 255 40 375
CRW_00333 0.30 0.30 0.31 153 1891989 400 68 275 57 361
CRW_00345 0.40 0.35 0.45 173 1586487 244 36 175 33 325
CRW_00346 0.34 0.32 0.36 161 1584648 319 58 223 38 340
CRW_00348 0.32 0.26 0.40 129 1615184 223 34 156 33 374
CRW_00358 0.38 0.33 0.43 166 1674980 241 44 175 22 341
CRW_00366 0.36 0.35 0.36 169 1579286 334 74 224 36 313
CRW_00370 0.34 0.32 0.36 160 1640327 325 54 225 46 346
CRW_00371 0.38 0.34 0.42 171 1611504 271 50 185 36 325
CRW_00372 0.39 0.35 0.45 172 1625925 245 34 175 36 326
CRW_00379 0.44 0.34 0.58 183 2126636 205 17 117 71 351
CRW_00386 0.29 0.27 0.31 138 1750806 345 60 252 33 377
CRW_00403 0.31 0.30 0.32 137 1606104 362 58 229 75 327
CRW_00411 0.39 0.32 0.47 157 1615171 217 28 147 42 339
CRW_00414 0.33 0.29 0.38 146 1665840 278 40 199 39 349
CRW_00466 0.57 0.54 0.61 247 1116358 185 18 142 25 211
CRW_00589 0.31 0.26 0.36 116 1094139 220 19 186 15 329
CRW_00590 0.58 0.40 0.84 179 1119542 50 5 30 15 273
CRW_00591 0.60 0.56 0.65 248 1098523 153 22 110 21 198
CRW_00598 0.35 0.34 0.37 165 1665773 333 62 225 46 326
CRW_00758 0.34 0.30 0.38 147 1640380 287 42 197 48 336
CRW_00759 0.23 0.22 0.25 105 1636722 354 42 276 36 376
CRW_00760 0.33 0.27 0.39 133 1638613 257 32 177 48 353
CRW_00772 0.30 0.27 0.34 108 945681 233 27 184 22 296
CRW_00789 0.40 0.34 0.46 152 1137458 193 30 146 17 295
CRW_00795 0.19 0.17 0.20 68 1152586 311 44 223 44 326
CRW_00849 0.50 0.48 0.52 227 1117826 230 18 189 23 243
CRW_00997 0.59 0.52 0.66 241 1135913 144 19 105 20 223
CRW_01153 0.37 0.30 0.45 152 1606193 221 35 148 38 351
CRW_01171 0.33 0.29 0.38 149 1593608 285 55 193 37 357
CRW_01300 0.39 0.34 0.45 175 1693327 254 42 176 36 340
PDB_00703 0.52 0.46 0.58 229 1073451 189 12 153 24 266
PDB_00854 0.54 0.49 0.60 263 1500337 220 22 156 42 272
PDB_01088 0.38 0.32 0.47 173 1471098 222 33 166 23 374
PDB_01103 0.56 0.50 0.63 280 1606082 191 20 146 25 282
PDB_01105 0.60 0.53 0.67 288 1433540 169 14 129 26 252
PDB_01120 0.55 0.44 0.70 230 1204799 110 12 87 11 297
PDB_01273 0.50 0.46 0.54 227 1117836 223 19 178 26 264

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