Table 3 Network statistics results when using methods #2, #3, and #4 in sea bass, mouse, and human transcriptomic data
From: Improved biomarker discovery through a plot twist in transcriptomic data analysis
|  | Network statistics | Method #2 WGCNA | Method #3 DEGs + WGCNA | Method #4 WGCNA + DEGs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dicentrarchus labrax | No. of nodes | 638 | 291 | 365 |
No. of edges | 180,759 | 6059 | 98,783 | |
Average no. of neighbors | 480.7 | 42.3 | 263.42 | |
Characteristic path length | 1.37 | 2.35 | 1.66 | |
Network heterogeneity | 0.34 | 0.68 | 0.77 | |
Mean degree | 480.7 | 41.6 | 263.42 | |
Max degree | 720 | 135 | 349 | |
Max betweenness | 0.003 | 0.07 | 0.03 | |
Mus musculus | No. of nodes | 2257 | 2697 | 1661 |
No. of edges | 1,016,156 | 377,169 | 798,757 | |
Average no. of neighbors | 903,648 | 280.21 | 964.1 | |
Characteristic path length | 1.66 | 2.39 | 1.43 | |
Network heterogeneity | 0.563 | 0.865 | 0.365 | |
Mean degree | 900.4 | 105.2 | 964.1 | |
Max degree | 1867 | 327 | 1556 | |
Max betweenness | 0.003 | 0.02 | 0.002 | |
Homo sapiens | No. of nodes | 558 | 48 | 481 |
No. of edges | 5632 | 382 | 3375 | |
Average no. of neighbors | 20.2 | 15.9 | 14.0 | |
Characteristic path length | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 | |
Network heterogeneity | 1.88 | 0.72 | 2.3 | |
Mean degree | 20.2 | 15.9 | 14.03 | |
Max degree | 309 | 42 | 309 | |
Max betweenness | 0.25 | 0.09 | 0.39 |