The mean values of the standard deviations obtained from the relative and single methods are approximately 0.32 and 0.50, respectively.
The lower image in Fig. 3 presents the standard deviations obtained from the relative DCB estimation method.
The results indicate that this contribution is important but still accounts only for a minority of the extreme deviations from the characteristic relative rates.
These datasets lead to only 0.5 1.5 standard deviations from the mean relative z-score of the original training dataset, implying errors of less than 5% in predicted ncRNA fraction.
The genes in the analyzed lists were ordered from the highest to the lowest average deviation from the mean of the relative transcript abundance value calculated across samples.
The cellular functions affected by gene expression variability were identified by functional enrichment analysis performed on a ranked list of genes [ 55], considering the average deviation from the mean of the relative transcript abundance calculated for each gene as the ranking criterion.
Among the genes with highest expression variability, namely those with an average deviation from the mean of the relative transcript abundance above 1.5 (see inserts in graphs of Figure 6A and 6B), were many genes whose transcription is relevant for fermentation progress.
Moreover, those identified from standard deviation of the relative difference (SDRD) may be dry-biased.
No statistically significant deviation of the relative risk from unity was seen for any period of follow-up after the stressful event, and no excess risk was seen for any particular type of cancer.
