Table 1.
Summary of the compared software packages
| Software | Deconvolution method | Noise constraint | Recursive Feature Extraction | Signature | Platform | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBAS | OLS | No | Yes | Any | R | [19] |
| ABIS | RLM | No | No | Any | R / WEB (http://timer.cistrome.org/) | [21] |
| quanTIseq | LSEI | No | No | Any | R | [20] |
| CIBERSORT | v-SVR | No | No | Any | R / WEB (https://cibersort.stanford.edu/) | [17] |
| MIXTURE | v-SVR | Yes | Yes | Any | R / Shiny / Python / Dash | - |
Abbreviations: OLS: ordinary least squares, RLM: robust linear model, LSEI: least squares with equality and inequality constraint, v-SVR: nu-support vector regression.