Table 3.
Comparison of average precision for various contig assembly tools
| Tool | Closest reference | Top 10 | Top 20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAR (PROmer) | 68.50 (73.91) | 56.54 (66.04) | 43.30 (40.00) |
| SIS (PROmer) | 66.47 (73.91) | 54.96 (60.00) | 41.84 (38.98) |
| CAR (NUCmer) | 63.71 (81.25) | 51.49 (56.25) | 35.36 (22.22) |
| SIS (NUCmer) | 61.99 (76.92) | 50.54 (56.25) | 34.36 (20.99) |
| OSLay | 61.86 (75.00) | 49.57 (59.41) | 38.00 (33.33) |
| r2cat | 65.59 (79.17) | 48.38 (48.61) | 34.91 (26.67) |
| Mauve Aligner | 60.19 (65.22) | 46.41 (46.88) | 32.88 (22.47) |
| CONTIGuator | 58.95 (66.67) | 41.83 (42.33) | 28.23 (11.11) |
| Projector2 | 57.85 (64.29) | 41.63 (37.50) | 29.04 (20.00) |
| fillScaffolds (NUCmer) | 54.50 (59.26) | 40.34 (30.88) | 26.57 (12.40) |
| fillScaffolds (PROmer) | 48.79 (51.46) | 37.14 (29.15) | 24.67 (12.50) |
| ABACAS | 46.88 (50.00) | 31.54 (14.29) | 20.43 (0.00) |
This table is sorted in descending order according to the average values displayed in the “Top 10” column, where the values in parentheses are medians.