Table 2 The overlap among n top-ranked genes between the IV1 and SAM1/SAM2 tests with corresponding p-values of the intersection, as well as among the top 400 genes between the similar approaches (IV1/IV2 and SAM1/SAM2).

n

Colon

Kidney

Liver

Lung

Pancreas

All

Overlap

P-Value

Overlap

P-Value

Overlap

P-Value

Overlap

P-Value

Overlap

P-Value

Overlap

P-Value

10

3

1.01E-07

0

0.989487

5

9.98E-14

2

4.49E-05

0

0.989487

0

0.989487

50

11

8.67E-16

5

5.71E-06

17

7.85E-28

14

1.44E-21

8

1.49E-10

6

2.05E-07

100

26

4.68E-30

23

3.04E-25

24

8.09E-27

34

4.21E-44

17

1.93E-16

18

7.94E-18

200

62

1.88E-57

68

1.57E-66

53

9.78E-45

93

2.56E-109

34

8.96E-22

64

2.00E-60

300

109

2.48E-91

106

4.38E-87

89

1.69E-64

146

5.40E-150

51

7.65E-24

103

6.46E-83

400

132*

3.74E-98

146

1.41E-104

119

7.44E-72

198

8.42E-181

71

2.66E-26

140

6.82E-97

IV1 ∩ SAM2

n

Colon

Kidney

Liver

Lung

Pancreas

All

Overlap

P-Value

Overlap

P-Value

Overlap

P-Value

Overlap

P-Value

Overlap

P-Value

Overlap

P-Value

10

3

1.01E-07

0

0.989487

4

1.31E-10

2

4.49E-05

0

0.989487

0

0.989487

50

12

1.17E-17

5

5.71E-06

12

1.17E-17

8

1.49E-10

8

1.49E-10

5

5.71E-06

100

32

1.97E-40

23

3.04E-25

24

8.09E-27

28

2.09E-33

17

1.93E-16

21

3.50E-22

200

67

5.51E-65

66

1.88E-63

43

5.97E-32

69

4.34E-68

34

8.96E-22

65

6.22E-62

300

111

3.32E-94

116

1.54E-101

60

4.00E-32

101

3.52E-80

51

7.65E-24

101

3.52E-80

400

124*

9.02E-88

168

1.02E-134

86

1.19E-38

149

1.67E-108

71

2.66E-26

145

2.80E-103

IV1 ∩ IV2

n

Colon

Kidney

Liver

Lung

Pancreas

All

Overlap

P-Value

Overlap

P-Value

Overlap

P-Value

Overlap

P-Value

Overlap

P-Value

Overlap

P-Value

400

163*

1.39E-186

355

0

No data

-

144

3.97E-140

No data

-

280

0

SAM1 ∩ SAM2

n

Colon

Kidney

Liver

Lung

Pancreas

All

Overlap

P-Value

Overlap

P-Value

Overlap

P-Value

Overlap

P-Value

Overlap

P-Value

Overlap

P-Value

400

176

1.92E-146

284

0

253

6.86E-281

241

3.15E-257

No data

-

262

2.34E-299