The phrase "a factor indicates" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the role of a specific factor in determining or showing a particular outcome or result.
Example: "In this study, a factor indicates the likelihood of success based on previous performance metrics."
Alternatives: "a variable suggests" or "a determinant shows".
One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) analysis (treatment as a factor) indicated an overall significant variation in the cell uptake values amongst all treatment groups for 18F-SIG343 (F 3,8 = 2.78, P < 0.01).
Tendency to powder binder separation, which is a factor indicating unacceptable distortions of sintered parts, is determined from the density variance during time-dependent viscosity measurement and thresholds in volume fraction of lubricating liquid as well as interparticle spacing parameters.
A calcium score was obtained by multiplying each area of interest with a factor indicating peak density within the individual area, as proposed by Agatston et al. [31].
The clinician's loading on a factor indicated his/her shared viewpoint with other clinicians on the same factor.
However, there were also studies which reported that the presence of HPV infection in esophageal cancer may be a factor indicating a relatively poor prognosis [ 37, 38].
The CCS was obtained by multiplying each area of interest with a factor indicating peak density within the individual area, as was proposed by Agatston et al. [ 21].
As described by Agatston et al. [ 15], calcium scores were obtained by multiplying each area of interest by a factor indicating peak density within the individual area.
MALAT1 was first identified as a factor indicating high metastatic potential and poor prognosis in a study of gene expression differences in stage I non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with/without metastasis [ 6].
A significant direct effect of a covariate on a latent factor indicates that the mean of the latent factors differs across different levels of the covariate (also referred to as population heterogeneity).
