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Table 3 Percentage error rates for the Bayesian Model (BM), GBM and Random Forest (RF) for the datasets defined in Table 2; for samples containing mixtures, samples containing single serotypes and all samples combined

From: A comparison of machine learning and Bayesian modelling for molecular serotyping

Dataset

BM

GBM

RF

D.36

Mixtures

18

(15.2 - 21.0)

5.6

(4.0 - 7.4)

10.0

(7.9 - 12.3)

 

Singles

8.1

(7.2 - 9.0)

8.3

(7.4 - 9.2)

9.8

(8.8 - 10.8)

 

Combined

9.7

(8.8 - 10.6)

7.9

(7.1 - 8.7)

9.8

(8.0 - 9.7)

D.73

Mixtures

21

(18.4 - 23.7)

19

(16.5 - 21.6)

21

(18.4 - 23.7)

 

Singles

8.2

(7.3 - 9.1)

22.0

(20.7 - 23.3)

20.0

(18.7 - 21.3)

 

Combined

10.8

(9.9 - 11.7)

21.4

(20.2 - 22.6)

20.2

(19.1 - 21.4)

  1. Figures in brackets show the 95% credible interval