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Table 2 Bias of estimated gene expression levels (up:down = 9:1) for simulated cDNA microarray data with the R-I plots similar to Figure 2.

From: A robust two-way semi-linear model for normalization of cDNA microarray data

Percentage of DEG

Descriptive Statistics

 

Method

Mean

Minimum

25% Quantile

Median

75% Quantile

Maximum

1%

OLS

0.0000

-1.2716

-0.0212

-0.0033

0.0154

1.2441

 

Huber

0.0000

-1.0330

-0.0161

-0.0020

0.0115

0.9925

 

Tukey

0.0001

-0.8617

-0.0153

-0.0014

0.0112

0.8462

 

LOWESS

-0.0017

-1.2685

-0.0226

-0.0047

0.0137

1.2367

5%

OLS

0.0000

-0.8941

-0.0412

-0.0209

0.0019

1.4051

 

Huber

0.0000

-0.7785

-0.0326

-0.0167

0.0007

1.1751

 

Tukey

0.0000

-0.7195

-0.0299

-0.0146

0.0017

1.0581

 

LOWESS

-0.0005

-0.8995

-0.0384

-0.0182

0.0008

1.3993

10%

OLS

0.0000

-1.1402

-0.0705

-0.0441

-0.0125

1.2574

 

Huber

0.0000

-0.9240

-0.0578

-0.0353

-0.0096

1.0326

 

Tukey

0.0000

-0.8245

-0.0521

-0.0313

-0.0064

0.9551

 

LOWESS

-0.0050

-1.1332

-0.0666

-0.0429

-0.0207

1.2736

20%

OLS

0.0000

-1.4381

-0.1108

-0.0742

-0.0336

1.3336

 

Huber

0.0000

-1.1569

-0.0927

-0.0607

-0.0247

1.1176

 

Tukey

0.0000

-1.0430

-0.0841

-0.0540

-0.0175

0.9757

 

LOWESS

-0.0325

-1.4180

-0.1352

-0.1009

-0.0634

1.2991

40%

OLS

0.0000

-1.4475

-0.1943

-0.1348

0.1870

1.3258

 

Huber

0.0000

-1.2461

-0.1620

-0.1061

0.1474

1.1159

 

Tukey

0.0000

-1.1429

-0.1460

-0.0907

0.1294

0.9800

 

LOWESS

-0.1488

-1.6159

-0.3340

-0.2603

0.0182

1.1444

  1. DEG: differentially expressed genes. OLS: the TW-SLM using the ordinary least squares.
  2. Huber: the robust TW-SLM using Huber's weight function. Tukey: the robust TW-SLM using Tukey's weight function.