Table 1

Number of periodic genes detected using different methods for simulated data



P



Noise levels (σ)
Missing ratio
Lomb-Scargle method
Our Algorithm

0.01
15%
93
98

20%
88
92

40%
68
80

65%
40
65
0.2
15%
85
92

20%
75
85

40%
60
78

65%
32
50
0.6
15%
72
89

20%
65
80

40%
51
65

65%
28
47

The simulated data consists of 1000 time series (genes). The total number of periodic genes is 100. P is the number of periodic genes that are statistically significant for a FDR level of q = 0.02. The number of false positives FP can be computed as FP = q*TP/(1-q), where TP is the number of true positives. Keeping q at a fixed level ensures that we do not sacrifice specificity for sensitivity.

Liew et al. BMC Bioinformatics 2007 8:137   doi:10.1186/1471-2105-8-137