A continuous optimization approach for inferring parameters in mathematical models of regulatory networks

BMC Bioinformatics

Table 2 Summary of the accuracy of the estimated model parameters

	ERK kinase module	G1/S transition module	MAP kinase pathway
The number of the absolute criteria	4	4	0
The number of the relative criteria	4	4	4
Better continuous absolute criteria	CAE3, CAE4	CAE1, CAE2, CAE3, CAE4	N/A
Better discrete absolute criteria	DAE1, DAE2	0	N/A
Better continuous relative criteria	CRE2, CRE3, CRE4	CRE4	CRE1, CRE2, CRE3, CRE4
Better discrete relative criteria	DRE1	DRE1, DRE2, DRE3	0
The best criteria	CAE4	CAE1	CRE2

The comparison of discrete and continuous approaches is mainly based on the magnitude of the mean errors of these approaches which are given in Additional file 1: Tables S2, S3 and S4.

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