The phrase "a certain amount of analysis" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the need for or the extent of analysis required in a particular context.
Example: "To fully understand the results, we need to conduct a certain amount of analysis on the data collected."
Alternatives: "a degree of analysis" or "some level of analysis".
Thant's book is an engaging combination of history, contemporary travelogue and personal and family recollections, along with a certain amount of policy analysis.
The same is true for Activity B. And, while some people would argue the semantics of these definitions, the simple truth is that each activity requires a certain amount of skill, analysis, risk, and chance.
Typically, before issuing a new rule, the SEC would conduct an extensive exercising that would include writing the new rule, conducting a certain amount of economic and cost/benefit analysis and provide for public review and comment.
Although Indians have a certain amount of shared ancestral alleles, comparative analysis shows that the shared ancestral alleles with Indians are significantly fewer than that with Europeans and Central/South Asians, such as French, Italian, Balochi, and Brahui (| Z| >> 7 or P << 10−) (table 3 part 7 and supplementary table S20, Supplementary Material online).
Both of these factors are known to increase the rate of early loosening, and although we tried to correct for this potential confounder by performing multiple Cox regression analysis, a certain amount of uncertainty remains.
The analysis posits that a certain amount of Bitcoin will be used for online payments, remittances, micro-transactions (such as paying a tiny amount to read an article in lieu of seeing ads), applications for the unbanked and other, unknown applications and projects growth rates for each application.
Doing rigorous statistical analysis -- and using a certain amount of gut wisdom -- Beane was able to show that little-considered stats like on-base percentage or slugging percentage were bigger indicators of offensive success than some of the historical numbers that most teams used.
Analysis of the anatomy of the ALL in numerous specimens has revealed a certain amount of variability of the structure.
A certain amount of sigh in it.
Both evoked a certain amount of controversy.
