On the optimistic performance evaluation of newly introduced bioinformatic methods
Abstract Most research articles presenting new data analysis methods claim that “the new method performs better than existing methods,” but the veracity of such statements is questionable. Our manuscript discusses and illustrates consequences of the optimistic bias occurring during the evaluation of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-05-01
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Series: | Genome Biology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-021-02365-4 |