The phrase "a limited study" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe research or analysis that has constraints in scope, sample size, or methodology.
Example: "The findings of a limited study suggest that further research is needed to draw more definitive conclusions."
Alternatives: "a restricted study" or "a constrained study."
As an example, it presents a limited study examining the use of the term "theory" in the American Archivist.
Overall, it seems like another example of a limited study being given disproportionate and ill-informed media attention due to some crude association with the subject matter.
A limited study of their solution rheological behavior was also undertaken.
"There's no evidence for or against that idea," said Dr. Joel Finkelstein of Harvard University, one of two researchers who conducted a limited study on andro for Major League Baseball and the players association.
The slightest whiff of apparent success -- a limited study asserting that test scores went up for some students who received vouchers to attend private schools, say -- yields a headlong, and possibly misplaced, rush of support, he said.
Subsequently, a limited study (four rats and four guinea pigs) was performed in an attempt to understand these differences in susceptibility.
Additionally, the results of a limited study on the release rate of nitrogen from the biomass particle along combustion are shown.
A limited study of Latino movie-going habits by the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute in California, conducted in 1999 for the Screen Actors Guild, found that for most Latinos, subject matter, not ethnic considerations, was the deciding factor in choosing a movie.
A limited study with students in Oakland, Calif., this year found that children who had fallen behind in math caught up equally well if they used the software or were tutored in small groups.
A limited study of weight optimization is carried out for each of the core types with respect to the respective geometric parameters, including core and face sheet thickness, core member aspect ratios and relative density.
Even though this was a limited study using a homogeneous packing configuration, the results demonstrate the importance of using the correct relative permeability functions in multiphase models used in carbon storage studies.
