Table 5

Mean residual errors for spots with σ²' > σ² and σ²' < σ², using I _avg or I _min pooling metric.

Agilent Feature Extraction

SPOT Processing

Agilent FG + SPOT BG

σ²' > σ²

σ²' < σ²

σ²' > σ²

σ²' < σ²

σ²' > σ²

σ²' < σ²

I_avg

I_min

I_avg

I_min

I_avg

I_min

I_avg

I_min

I_avg

I_min

I_avg

I_min

σ_M² Cond. X

0.19

0.18

0.21

0.20

0.14

0.14

0.15

0.15

0.13

0.13

0.14

0.14

σ_M² Cond. Y

0.22

0.18

0.25

0.23

0.16

0.14

0.17

0.17

0.15

0.13

0.16

0.16

σ_μ²

0.19

0.18

0.22

0.19

0.13

0.13

0.14

0.14

0.12

0.12

0.12

0.12

Analysis was performed on Dataset 5 (reference sample design). Data is given for both unpaired and paired analyses, using three different image processing techniques: Agilent Feature Extraction, SPOT Image Processing, and Agilent foreground combined with SPOT background.

Comander et al. BMC Genomics 2004 5:17   doi:10.1186/1471-2164-5-17