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Unbiased distance correlation with sample-size-aware confidence bounds for comparative omics network analysis.

Miroslava Cuperlovic-Culf1,2, Anuradha Surendra1, Irina Alecu2,3

  • 1Digital Technologies Research Centre, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

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Unbiased distance correlation improves biomolecular network analysis by reducing sample size dependency. This method enhances correlation accuracy and provides reliable insights into complex biological networks, even with varying sample sizes.

Keywords:
Bernstein related inequalitiesHoeffding inequalitybioinformatics network analysisbioinformatics softwarecorrelation analysismetabolomics analysissample size error estimateunbiased distance correlation

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Area of Science:

  • Biomolecular network analysis
  • Computational biology
  • Statistical genetics

Background:

  • Omics data analysis commonly uses correlation for inferring biomolecular networks.
  • Traditional correlation methods (Pearson, Spearman) are sensitive to sample size and variability, leading to unstable results.
  • Distance correlation offers a non-linear approach but also shows sample size dependence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an unbiased distance correlation method robust to sample size variations.
  • To improve the reliability of correlation-based biomolecular network inference.
  • To enable comparative network analysis in groups with unequal sample sizes.

Main Methods:

  • Developed an unbiased distance correlation formulation.
  • Integrated bias-corrected distance correlation with bootstrapping and FDR adjustment.
  • Derived an extension of Hoeffding's inequality for error range estimation.
  • Validated the method with Alzheimer's disease metabolomics data.

Main Results:

  • Unbiased distance correlation significantly reduces sample size dependence compared to traditional methods.
  • The proposed method accurately identifies significant correlations using FDR thresholds.
  • Comparative analysis revealed significant metabolic network changes in Alzheimer's disease patients.
  • Demonstrated higher network connectivity in the AD group.

Conclusions:

  • The developed unbiased distance correlation method provides a reliable approach for biomolecular network analysis.
  • The method is particularly useful for comparative studies with unequal sample sizes.
  • An online software tool is available for practical application of the method.