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sample selection, with replacement, f<strong>or</strong> 100 iterations to approach a reliable AUC perf<strong>or</strong>mance<br />

metric [6, 13, 14, 38]. Random sampling in such a manner permutes the data in a fashion that<br />

leads to some artificial replication and may omit some samples [12, 30, 31].<br />

Results<br />

The results are given f<strong>or</strong> each <strong>of</strong> the probe cleansing methodologies as independent analyses <strong>of</strong><br />

Microarray experiments. There are two maj<strong>or</strong> sections: the model’s perf<strong>or</strong>mance bef<strong>or</strong>e and<br />

after down selection, and the validation <strong>of</strong> a candidate list. Here the candidate list is the 325<br />

intersecting differentially expressed ProbeSets as interpreted by the BaFL process and this list<br />

will be compared to the auth<strong>or</strong>’s pre-existing published candidate lists. Independent validation is<br />

used throughout to demonstrate that the BaFL probe cleansing alg<strong>or</strong>ithm facilitates cross<br />

experiment analysis.<br />

Down Selection<br />

Table 3.1 summarizes the number <strong>of</strong> DE ProbeSets per probe cleansing alg<strong>or</strong>ithm that was the<br />

result <strong>of</strong> the t-test f<strong>or</strong> significant differential expression. The number <strong>of</strong> DE genes predicted f<strong>or</strong><br />

the Bhattacharjee dataset by the BaFL pipeline approaches the expected number (4,200 * .05 =<br />

210) [5, 33]. This is not true f<strong>or</strong> the Stearman data, likely due to the greatly diminished size <strong>of</strong><br />

the sample.<br />

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