Difference between revisions of "E-value"

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E-value or expected value is the probability of obtaining a given result solely by chance. In this way, e-values statistically validate the results of an experiment by determining the likelihood of obtaining same results by a random event.
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E-value or expect value is the probability of obtaining a given result solely by chance. E-values are often given for results returned by sequence search algorithms (e.g. blast).

Latest revision as of 17:13, 28 September 2009

E-value or expect value is the probability of obtaining a given result solely by chance. E-values are often given for results returned by sequence search algorithms (e.g. blast).