Table 2 Accuracy of different methods for analyzing repeated instances of arrays (n = 2).
From: Robust methods for accurate diagnosis using pan-microbiological oligonucleotide microarrays
| Â | Recall (sensitivity) | Specificity | Positive predicting value (precision) | Negative predicting value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Probe count | 100% (0.0%) | 95.1% (1.7%) | 2.7% (0.7%) | 100% (0.0%) |
Probe count w/threshold | 100% (0.0%) | 95.6% (1.6%) | 3.0% (0.4%) | 100% (0.0%) |
Probe ratio | 100% (0.0%) | 98.6% (0.2%) | 6.5% (1.0%) | 100% (0.0%) |
Probe ratio w/threshold | 100% (0.0%) | 99.3% (0.1%) | 9.3% (0.7%) | 100% (0.0%) |
Log transform ranking | 100% (0.0%) | 99.9% (0.1%) | 59.7% (9.8%) | 100% (0.0%) |
Hypergeometric (proposed method) | 100% (0.0%) | 100% (0.0%) | 100% (0.0%) | 100% (0.0%) |