Table 2 Statistical Modelling of gender using CG methylation ([1] = mean ± SD, K = 5, R = 50 iterations).

From: Sexual epigenetics: gender-specific methylation of a gene in the sex determining region of Populus balsamifera

# Total input features CG context

# Features in predictors[1]

# Average features per cluster[1]

Misclassification rate[1]

243,197

60 ± 11.3

6.0 ± 1.9

0.016

  1. The average number of features that collectively comprise the predictors in PLG to model and predict gender is given along with the number of features per predictor and the misclassification rate in the training set (5 fold cross validation, R = 50. K = 5, λ = 1/32, q = 10).
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