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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 UNAFold - scored lower in this pairwise comparison

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


Overview

Metric RNAalifold(seed) UNAFold
MCC 0.744 > 0.443
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.742 ± 0.039 > 0.444 ± 0.034
Sensitivity 0.678 > 0.438
Positive Predictive Value 0.818 > 0.449
Total TP 21759 > 14066
Total TN 85766748 > 85762027
Total FP 5870 < 19124
Total FP CONTRA 1107 < 2570
Total FP INCONS 3750 < 14701
Total FP COMP 1013 < 1853
Total FN 10343 < 18036
P-value 3.56938820447e-08

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Performance plots


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

  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 UNAFold).

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

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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 UNAFold - scored lower in this pairwise comparison

1. Total counts & total scores for UNAFold

Total Base Pair Counts
Total TP 14066
Total TN 85762027
Total FP 19124
Total FP CONTRA 2570
Total FP INCONS 14701
Total FP COMP 1853
Total FN 18036
Total Scores
MCC 0.443
Average MCC ± 95% Confidence Intervals 0.444 ± 0.034
Sensitivity 0.438
Positive Predictive Value 0.449
Nr of predictions 68

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

RNA Chain Rfam family MCC SENS PPV TP TN FP FP CONTRA FP INCONS FP COMP FN
CRW_00024 0.77 0.76 0.78 347 1085158 132 19 77 36 111
CRW_00034 0.64 0.64 0.64 303 1141840 196 31 142 23 171
CRW_00048 0.52 0.51 0.53 241 1170762 229 24 188 17 229
CRW_00054 0.44 0.43 0.44 195 1107376 258 28 217 13 261
CRW_00059 0.49 0.48 0.50 227 1172295 238 32 192 14 246
CRW_00061 0.51 0.51 0.52 241 1181493 233 41 178 14 235
CRW_00068 0.46 0.46 0.47 209 1108862 250 23 211 16 248
CRW_00096 0.55 0.54 0.55 250 1178428 227 29 173 25 215
CRW_00140 0.66 0.65 0.67 303 1135826 172 19 130 23 160
CRW_00141 0.58 0.58 0.59 275 1201557 219 25 168 26 201
CRW_00150 0.41 0.41 0.42 190 1152471 280 32 228 20 276
CRW_00152 0.65 0.63 0.66 299 1179965 174 29 123 22 172
CRW_00166 0.45 0.44 0.45 207 1190736 269 34 219 16 261
CRW_00173 0.28 0.28 0.29 126 1082215 327 39 276 12 319
CRW_00177 0.51 0.49 0.53 234 1178440 221 29 177 15 239
CRW_00196 0.45 0.44 0.45 211 1207765 281 32 227 22 264
CRW_00230 0.55 0.54 0.57 256 1198474 218 27 169 22 222
CRW_00245 0.36 0.36 0.37 163 1105885 293 45 235 13 290
CRW_00248 0.58 0.57 0.58 276 1218667 230 24 174 32 208
CRW_00250 0.39 0.39 0.39 186 1198451 301 43 246 12 292
CRW_00256 0.50 0.49 0.52 228 1192304 228 35 173 20 240
CRW_00270 0.47 0.45 0.48 207 1111853 250 29 197 24 248
CRW_00271 0.48 0.47 0.50 217 1122314 236 33 187 16 245
CRW_00273 0.51 0.50 0.52 222 1085175 222 28 176 18 224
CRW_00275 0.68 0.68 0.69 310 1114822 160 19 120 21 147
CRW_00277 0.35 0.34 0.35 154 1110361 293 42 238 13 299
CRW_00278 0.43 0.41 0.44 186 1129832 259 29 209 21 264
CRW_00279 0.44 0.42 0.45 197 1179977 258 31 211 16 267
CRW_00280 0.68 0.67 0.68 302 1117819 159 19 120 20 151
CRW_00281 0.65 0.63 0.67 291 1144909 165 18 123 24 173
CRW_00283 0.25 0.24 0.25 103 1015621 323 37 264 22 329
CRW_00284 0.29 0.28 0.29 129 1131319 325 39 273 13 327
CRW_00285 0.75 0.74 0.76 338 1117818 130 22 82 26 120
CRW_00289 0.44 0.43 0.45 203 1189200 274 30 220 24 273
CRW_00292 0.41 0.40 0.43 184 1123823 255 41 202 12 277
CRW_00306 0.16 0.16 0.16 76 1445368 444 67 339 38 386
CRW_00326 0.35 0.35 0.35 176 1627600 377 65 269 43 326
CRW_00358 0.39 0.39 0.39 200 1674848 370 67 250 53 307
CRW_00366 0.33 0.35 0.32 167 1579237 391 83 266 42 315
CRW_00371 0.31 0.32 0.30 159 1611384 399 75 292 32 337
CRW_00372 0.36 0.36 0.36 180 1625800 366 59 267 40 318
CRW_00379 0.40 0.40 0.39 215 2126404 429 56 278 95 319
CRW_00386 0.25 0.27 0.24 137 1750675 476 78 366 32 378
CRW_00411 0.27 0.28 0.27 138 1614990 413 60 315 38 358
CRW_00414 0.30 0.31 0.29 154 1665688 426 77 306 43 341
CRW_00466 0.59 0.58 0.61 265 1116332 195 23 145 27 193
CRW_00589 0.28 0.27 0.29 121 1094037 315 38 264 13 324
CRW_00590 0.35 0.34 0.37 153 1119337 287 30 236 21 299
CRW_00591 0.56 0.54 0.58 243 1098483 208 22 155 31 203
CRW_00759 0.23 0.24 0.22 117 1636617 466 66 345 55 364
CRW_00763 0.29 0.27 0.30 122 1215612 330 26 260 44 324
CRW_00772 0.25 0.25 0.26 101 945612 317 39 248 30 303
CRW_00778 0.32 0.32 0.33 123 1201647 309 46 209 54 261
CRW_00789 0.34 0.33 0.34 147 1137356 300 35 248 17 300
CRW_00795 0.19 0.20 0.19 78 1152508 377 53 282 42 316
CRW_00800 0.51 0.51 0.52 238 1401519 271 33 185 53 232
CRW_00849 0.48 0.48 0.49 225 1117800 258 25 210 23 245
CRW_00997 0.59 0.58 0.61 268 1135838 197 24 148 25 196
CRW_01153 0.25 0.25 0.25 128 1606016 421 65 319 37 375
CRW_01171 0.24 0.24 0.24 123 1593484 433 84 314 35 383
CRW_01343 0.35 0.35 0.35 151 977475 287 44 231 12 283
PDB_00703 0.54 0.52 0.57 258 1073389 221 20 178 23 237
PDB_00854 0.54 0.53 0.54 285 1500255 284 22 216 46 250
PDB_01088 0.39 0.37 0.41 202 1470973 322 44 251 27 345
PDB_01103 0.59 0.58 0.60 324 1605991 243 32 181 30 238
PDB_01105 0.60 0.58 0.61 315 1433457 227 14 185 28 225
PDB_01120 0.47 0.44 0.50 232 1204667 242 27 202 13 295
PDB_01273 0.50 0.48 0.53 235 1117815 238 14 196 28 256

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