The phrase "a decent proxy of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a substitute or stand-in that represents or approximates something else, often in a statistical or analytical context.
Example: "While not perfect, the survey results serve as a decent proxy of public opinion on the issue."
Alternatives: "a reasonable substitute for" or "an adequate representation of".
Fortunately, expected heterozygosity can serve as a decent proxy of the informativeness [25], [29], [30].
These markers were chosen mainly in consideration of their heterozygosities (Table 1) documented in the ABI panel guide, since expected heterozygosity can serve as a decent proxy of informativeness of these markers [25], [29] and using more informative markers can decrease the number of markers required to be genotyped [25], [29], [30].
At the same time, Wichita is also a decent proxy for plenty of other blue-collar but socially conservative places like Allentown, Pa., and Columbus, Ohio — the swing districts of the swing states that decide elections.
Tallying up their online advertising revenues provides a decent proxy for the health of the overall online advertising industry as a whole, since they represent a majority of those revenues.
The S&P 500, a decent proxy for the total value of the U.S. stock market, is the benchmark most widely used for index investing and performance measurement.
But we've found that employee count is a decent proxy for the new kinds of challenges that emerge in growth-stage companies".
Back in the first quarter of 2009, Android only had a 4percentt share of mobile ad impressions (which is also a decent proxy for overall mobile Web and app usage).
It is taken only by 15-year-olds, making it a decent proxy for the "college-and-career readiness" that is the focus of current debates.
Religious census figures provide a decent proxy for the numbers that sustain both clubs: in 2001, less than 18% of the population of Scotland identified as being Roman Catholic.
Seismologists know that how long an earthquake lasts is a decent proxy for its magnitude.
It is difficult to obtain consistent income and expenditure data in this country; however, an asset-based index is generally considered a decent proxy for household wealth status.
