Methodology Report

How to Group Genes according to Expression Profiles?

Table 6

Estimated mean, standard error, and lower (LB) and upper boundaries (UB) of a 95% confidence interval for the bias of each combination of method ( ) and number of treatments ( ). The table is sorted in descending order of bias within each level of . True number of clusters: . Clustering algorithm: complete linkage.

Mean biasStandard errorLB (95%)UB (95%)

HOPACHm317.252.0813.1721.33
HOPACHc39.272.085.1913.35
H35.840.225.426.26
Gap35.430.225.015.85
CH30.750.220.331.17
Silh30.410.22−0.010.83
CCC30.180.22−0.240.60
CCCm30.180.22−0.240.60
gDGC30.000.22−0.420.42
MClust3−0.070.22−0.490.35
HOPACHm55.842.081.769.92
HOPACHc55.822.081.749.90
H52.500.222.082.92
Gap52.450.222.032.88
gDGC50.140.22−0.290.56
Silh50.110.22−0.310.54
CH50.050.22−0.380.47
CCCm50.000.22−0.420.42
MClust50.000.22−0.420.42
CCC50.000.22−0.420.42