Table 4.
Percentage of changes in taxonomic rank for the data shown in Table 3, with the inferred results for precision and accuracy.
Initial taxonomic rank | |||||||
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Change in taxonomic rank (Inference) | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus | Species | All ranks |
Up (False precision in the alternative name) | - | 1% | 0% | 3% | 7% | 24% | 18% |
None (Improved accuracy in the Likely ID) | 3% | 2% | 2% | 8% | 12% | 76% | 57% |
Down (Improved precision in the Likely ID) | 97% | 97% | 97% | 88% | 81% | - | 25% |