Distance Types

d2

To select d2 as a distance measurement within KAST, use the -t d2 flag.

d2s

Wang Y, Liu L, Chen L, Chen T, Sun F. Comparison of Metatranscriptomic Samples Based on k-Tuple Frequencies. Parkinson J, ed. PLoS ONE. 2014;9(1):e84348. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0084348.

d2star (AKA d2*)

Wang Y, Liu L, Chen L, Chen T, Sun F. Comparison of Metatranscriptomic Samples Based on k-Tuple Frequencies. Parkinson J, ed. PLoS ONE. 2014;9(1):e84348. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0084348.

D2S

To select D2S as a distance measurement within KAST, use the -t D2S flag.

Reinert G, Chew D, Sun F (2009) Waterman MS: Alignment-free sequence comparison (I): statistics and power. J Comput Biol 12: 1615–1634.

D2Star (AKA D2*)

To select D2Star as a distance measurement within KAST, use the -t D2Star flag.

Reinert G, Chew D, Sun F (2009) Waterman MS: Alignment-free sequence comparison (I): statistics and power. J Comput Biol 12: 1615–1634.

NGD

bc

DAI

Manhattan

Chebyshev