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Table 3 Performance of PCA and LDA clustering algorithms

From: Application of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry to identify species of Neotropical Anopheles vectors of malaria

Species name

PCA positive identification rate (%)

LDA positive identification rate (%)

Spectra per class

# Training elements

# Test elements

Anopheles albimanus

91.48

97.40

119

95,000

24,000

Anopheles apicimacula

94.54

96.30

110

88,000

22,000

Anopheles aquasalis

99.99

99.90

56

44,000

12,000

Anopheles darlingi

95.65

99.30

40

32,000

8000

Anopheles malefactor

71.81

67.88

39

31,000

8000

Anopheles nuneztovari

81.47

86.73

192

153,000

39,000

Anopheles pseudopunctipennis

100.00

99.99

45

36,000

9000

Anopheles punctimacula

86.55

95.16

81

64,000

17,000

Anopheles strodei

88.75

93.63

48

39,000

10,000

Anopheles triannulatus

88.48

90.73

26

20,000

6000

Anopheles neivai

100.00

100.00

24

19,000

5000

Chagasia bathana

100.00

100.00

45

36,000

9000

Global

89.83

93.33

825

657,000

169,000