# About a simple interpretation of the Haddock results

**URL:** https://ask.bioexcel.eu/t/about-a-simple-interpretation-of-the-haddock-results/306
**Category:** HADDOCK
**Created:** [March 3, 2017, 8:11am UTC](https://ask.bioexcel.eu/t/about-a-simple-interpretation-of-the-haddock-results/306 "2017-03-03T08:11:53Z")
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### Author: ![Ni1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Ni1](https://ask.bioexcel.eu/u/Ni1)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2017, 8:11am UTC](https://ask.bioexcel.eu/t/about-a-simple-interpretation-of-the-haddock-results/306/1 "2017-03-03T08:11:53Z")

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How to compare these values in different clusters.Is the lower the energy value the better?  
HADDOCK score -158.3 +/- 1.7  
Cluster size 32  
RMSD from the overall lowest-energy structure 2.8 +/- 0.1  
Van der Waals energy -64.4 +/- 4.5  
Electrostatic energy -365.2 +/- 38.1  
Desolvation energy -25.9 +/- 3.6  
Restraints violation energy 51.4 +/- 16.60  
Buried Surface Area 1761.4 +/- 111.1  
Z-Score -1.6

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### Author: ![mtrellet](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/ask.bioexcel.eu/mtrellet/32/42_2.png) [@mtrellet](https://ask.bioexcel.eu/u/mtrellet)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2017, 10:10am UTC](https://ask.bioexcel.eu/t/about-a-simple-interpretation-of-the-haddock-results/306/2 "2017-03-03T10:10:42Z")

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Hello,

For energy values, the lower the better indeed.  
The different values are the average of the best 4 models (with respect to the HADDOCK score) of a cluster.

Do not hesitate if you have other questions,

Mikael

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### Author: ![Ni1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Ni1](https://ask.bioexcel.eu/u/Ni1)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2017, 2:34am UTC](https://ask.bioexcel.eu/t/about-a-simple-interpretation-of-the-haddock-results/306/3 "2017-03-09T02:34:17Z")

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Thank you very much.