Table 2.

Combinations of data sets, dissimilarity, linkage and randomization methods, used for testing TBEST

Dataset	Dissimilarity	Linkage	Data permutation method
Simulated6	Euclidean	complete	Independently for each coordinate (column)
	(1 - Pearson correlation)	average
Leukemia	Euclidean	Ward	Independently for each gene (column)
	(1 - Pearson correlation)	average
T10	Euclidean	Ward	Independently for each chromosome; identically for all cores (columns) in a chromosome
	(1 - Pearson correlation)	average
Organelles	(1 - Pearson correlation)	Ward	Independently for each protein (column)
	(1 - Pearson correlation)	average
Chondrosarcoma	(1 - Spearman correlation)	Ward	Independently for each surface marker (column)
	(1 - Kendall correlation)	average
	Manhattan	Ward