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Table of contents:

  1. Overview

  2. Performance Plots

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

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

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


Overview

Metric RNAalifold(seed) RNAfold
MCC 0.744 > 0.416
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.742 ± 0.039 > 0.415 ± 0.031
Sensitivity 0.678 > 0.414
Positive Predictive Value 0.818 > 0.418
Total TP 21759 > 13291
Total TN 85766748 > 85761543
Total FP 5870 < 20397
Total FP CONTRA 1107 < 2787
Total FP INCONS 3750 < 15743
Total FP COMP 1013 < 1867
Total FN 10343 < 18811
P-value 3.56938820447e-08

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Performance plots


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

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

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

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

Total Base Pair Counts
Total TP 21759
Total TN 85766748
Total FP 5870
Total FP CONTRA 1107
Total FP INCONS 3750
Total FP COMP 1013
Total FN 10343
Total Scores
MCC 0.744
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.742 ± 0.039
Sensitivity 0.678
Positive Predictive Value 0.818
Nr of predictions 68

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

RNA Chain Rfam family MCC SENS PPV TP TN FP FP CONTRA FP INCONS FP COMP FN
CRW_00024 0.87 0.84 0.90 385 1085175 58 7 34 17 73
CRW_00034 0.82 0.77 0.88 363 1141905 62 14 34 14 111
CRW_00048 0.84 0.79 0.88 372 1170793 59 16 34 9 98
CRW_00054 0.84 0.81 0.88 369 1107397 60 16 34 10 87
CRW_00059 0.82 0.78 0.88 367 1172327 61 16 36 9 106
CRW_00061 0.82 0.77 0.88 367 1181535 61 16 35 10 109
CRW_00068 0.85 0.81 0.88 370 1108886 58 15 34 9 87
CRW_00096 0.84 0.79 0.89 368 1178465 61 12 35 14 97
CRW_00140 0.83 0.79 0.87 367 1135858 62 16 37 9 96
CRW_00141 0.83 0.78 0.88 369 1201606 61 16 34 11 107
CRW_00150 0.85 0.79 0.91 368 1152515 47 13 25 9 98
CRW_00152 0.85 0.79 0.91 372 1180006 46 13 25 8 99
CRW_00166 0.83 0.78 0.88 365 1190782 64 12 37 15 103
CRW_00173 0.79 0.76 0.84 336 1082254 76 16 50 10 109
CRW_00177 0.82 0.77 0.87 364 1178460 66 16 40 10 109
CRW_00196 0.82 0.77 0.87 365 1207815 63 16 39 8 110
CRW_00230 0.83 0.77 0.88 369 1198508 59 15 34 10 109
CRW_00245 0.84 0.81 0.88 366 1105912 60 16 34 10 87
CRW_00248 0.82 0.76 0.88 369 1218720 61 16 36 9 115
CRW_00250 0.82 0.77 0.88 369 1198505 61 16 36 9 109
CRW_00256 0.85 0.79 0.91 369 1192333 48 13 25 10 99
CRW_00270 0.84 0.81 0.88 368 1111868 59 15 35 9 87
CRW_00271 0.83 0.78 0.90 359 1122350 51 13 29 9 103
CRW_00273 0.84 0.80 0.87 358 1085191 60 16 36 8 88
CRW_00275 0.84 0.80 0.88 366 1114854 59 16 35 8 91
CRW_00277 0.83 0.79 0.87 359 1110382 64 17 37 10 94
CRW_00278 0.83 0.78 0.88 349 1129861 58 13 33 12 101
CRW_00279 0.85 0.80 0.91 372 1180005 54 13 26 15 92
CRW_00280 0.84 0.80 0.89 363 1117851 59 13 33 13 90
CRW_00281 0.85 0.80 0.91 372 1144932 48 13 24 11 92
CRW_00283 0.80 0.75 0.85 323 1015644 67 14 44 9 109
CRW_00284 0.83 0.78 0.89 356 1131358 59 13 33 13 100
CRW_00285 0.82 0.78 0.86 356 1117847 66 17 40 9 102
CRW_00289 0.80 0.75 0.86 358 1189235 67 16 44 7 118
CRW_00292 0.77 0.71 0.84 329 1123856 76 14 51 11 132
CRW_00306 0.45 0.39 0.52 178 1445508 175 32 132 11 284
CRW_00326 0.44 0.37 0.53 184 1627762 174 32 132 10 318
CRW_00358 0.44 0.36 0.53 184 1675017 173 32 132 9 323
CRW_00366 0.42 0.36 0.51 172 1579413 180 32 136 12 310
CRW_00371 0.44 0.36 0.52 181 1611565 175 31 133 11 315
CRW_00372 0.44 0.37 0.53 184 1625958 174 32 132 10 314
CRW_00379 0.40 0.32 0.50 169 2126616 180 32 136 12 365
CRW_00386 0.44 0.35 0.55 182 1750923 164 28 123 13 333
CRW_00411 0.45 0.38 0.55 186 1615165 163 28 124 11 310
CRW_00414 0.45 0.37 0.54 182 1665890 171 28 125 18 313
CRW_00466 0.86 0.82 0.91 377 1116350 49 12 26 11 81
CRW_00589 0.86 0.81 0.92 361 1094068 53 6 25 22 84
CRW_00590 0.87 0.81 0.92 366 1119360 52 6 24 22 86
CRW_00591 0.87 0.82 0.92 365 1098507 56 8 23 25 81
CRW_00759 0.41 0.34 0.49 163 1636811 183 35 136 12 318
CRW_00763 0.85 0.78 0.92 348 1215641 59 6 25 28 98
CRW_00772 0.81 0.75 0.88 302 945656 72 5 37 30 102
CRW_00778 0.86 0.81 0.91 312 1201683 85 4 26 55 72
CRW_00789 0.85 0.79 0.91 355 1137395 59 8 28 23 92
CRW_00795 0.78 0.73 0.84 288 1152577 109 10 46 53 106
CRW_00800 0.42 0.33 0.52 156 1401675 160 25 119 16 314
CRW_00849 0.82 0.76 0.88 356 1117856 63 14 34 15 114
CRW_00997 0.84 0.80 0.88 372 1135856 59 15 35 9 92
CRW_01153 0.41 0.34 0.49 172 1606179 193 36 141 16 331
CRW_01171 0.43 0.36 0.52 181 1593657 177 34 133 10 325
CRW_01343 0.83 0.79 0.88 344 977508 71 5 44 22 90
PDB_00703 0.78 0.69 0.87 344 1073448 73 7 46 20 151
PDB_00854 0.74 0.64 0.87 342 1500383 85 10 43 32 193
PDB_01088 0.73 0.63 0.86 342 1471073 85 8 47 30 205
PDB_01103 0.74 0.63 0.87 355 1606120 72 10 43 19 207
PDB_01105 0.76 0.66 0.88 355 1433566 72 7 43 22 185
PDB_01120 0.77 0.68 0.87 358 1204715 73 7 48 18 169
PDB_01273 0.78 0.70 0.86 346 1117856 80 13 45 22 145

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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 13291
Total TN 85761543
Total FP 20397
Total FP CONTRA 2787
Total FP INCONS 15743
Total FP COMP 1867
Total FN 18811
Total Scores
MCC 0.416
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.415 ± 0.031
Sensitivity 0.414
Positive Predictive Value 0.418
Nr of predictions 68

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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_00326 0.38 0.38 0.37 190 1627600 364 68 252 44 312
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_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_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.