An interactive table that stores the raw data processing details and calculated metrics is the main feature of this tab. Each row corresponds to a particular data analysis uploaded by a user and a column contains values for a particular metric. Metric comparison can be restricted to any subset of the table by selecting rows and columns. Row selection is performed by clicking on any cell in the table. Column selection occurs when a column name is clicked at the bottom of the table. Clicking on a column name at the top of the table will sort the rows of the table by the values of that column.
The displayed data is summarised as an overall mean value or the metric's average standard devation per group (run or channel), depending on the choice selected under Metric Summary. The standard deviation is represented as N/A for those metrics which only have one measurement per group.
There are three ways in which the data processing results may be compared:
This tab provides a simple graphical interface to upload a new data processing result. The format of the text file required is described in detail at the bottom of this tab. Once the Submit New Analysis button is clicked, all of the metrics are calculated and the underlying results are saved to disk.
Within-channel | Linear regression between expected and observed fold changes on the log 2 scale of protein amount to the median protein amount of the lowest amount proteins, in each channel. |
Intercept | Intercept of the regression line. |
Slope | Slope of the regression line. |
Line Difference Sum | Sum of absolute vertical differences between the regression line and the identity line, calculated at the seven expected fold changes. |
Residual Sum | Sum of the absolute differences between the observed fold changes and the regression line. |
Within-run | Each protein's amount is divided by its amount in iTRAQ channel 121. All proteins are present at the same amount in channel 121 in every run, so it is used as the reference channel. The resulting log 2 -transformed fold changes are used in a linear regression of expected fold change with observed fold change. |
Intercept | Intercept of the regression line. |
Slope | Slope of the regression line. |
Line Difference Sum | Sum of absolute vertical differences between the regression line and the identity line, calculated at the seven expected fold changes. |
Residual Sum | Sum of the absolute differences between the observed fold changes and the regression line. |
C.V. Channel Sums | Amounts of all proteins within a channel are summed. The coefficient of variation is calculated using all of the sums of the iTRAQ channels other than 121, which has a different total amount. |
C.V. Design Group Sums | Amounts of all proteins within a protein group, as defined by the experimental design, are summed across all iTRAQ channels. The coefficient of variation is calculated using all of the sums of the protein groups. |
C.V. Size Group Sums | Amounts of all proteins within a size group are summed across all iTRAQ channels. The coefficient of variation is calculated using all of the sums of the proteins of the size categories. |
Between-runs | Metrics to quantify the variability between the seven mass spectrometry runs. |
C.V. Median Proteins | The median protein amount for each run is found. The coefficient of variation of the median protein amounts is calculated. |
C.V. Channel Sums | Amounts of all proteins within a channel are summed across all runs. The coefficient of variation is calculated using the all of the sums of the iTRAQ channels other than 121, which has a different total amount. |
C.V. Design Group Sums | Amounts of all proteins within a protein group, as defined by the experimental design, are summed across all runs. The coefficient of variation is calculated using all of the sums of the protein groups. |
C.V. Size Group Sums | Amounts of all proteins within a size category are summed across all runs. The coefficient of variation is calculated using all of the sums of the size categories. |
Provide the processing parameters and upload a text file of protein quantities for evaluation.