Table 1.
Characteristics of the datasets employed during the experimentation. For each dataset the following information are reported: Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) ID, disease investigated during the study, type (categorical or ordinal) of outcome, number of classes, samples and variables.
| GEO ID | Disease | Outcome | #Classes | #Samples | #Variables |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDS1329 | Breast Cancer | Categorical | 3 | 49 | 22215 |
| GDS1962 | Glioma | Ordinal | 4 | 180 | 54613 |
| GDS2373 | Squamous Cell cancer | Ordinal | 3 | 130 | 22284 |
| GDS2547 | Prostate cancer | Categorical | 4 | 164 | 12646 |
| GDS2855 | Muscle diseases | Categorical | 3 | 71 | 22645 |
| GDS3233 | Cervical cancer | Categorical | 3 | 61 | 22283 |
| GDS3257 | Adeno carcinoma | Ordinal | 3 | 101 | 22288 |