The phrase "a method that differs" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing a method that is distinct or different from others in a particular context.
Example: "In this study, we will explore a method that differs from traditional approaches to data analysis."
Alternatives: "an alternative method" or "a distinct approach".
A very recent publication by Erde, J. et al. (2014) uses the term eFASP to describe a method that differs significantly from the one described here.
Transkaryotic and Aventis contend they produce the drug using a method that differs from that used by Amgen.
Townshend and Roberts ([2013]: 499) state that their 'weekend activity diaries' are based on the Space-Time Budgets of Wikström and colleagues, but nevertheless apply a method that differs in several aspects.
In addition, those studies used the real-life experiences of individuals with schizophrenia to illustrate the educational concepts, a method that differs from the one used in the present study.
Devcan the SEER analytical program adjusting the denominator in the current probability method This package – available at http://surveillance.cancer.gov/devcan/ – uses a method that differs from the current probability method only in the way it deals with data in 5-year age bands.
Microparticles were measured by flow cytometry with a method that differed slightly from that used previously [ 4].
Cladistic biogeographers use different methods that differ in the way they treat these ambiguous data to derive a "resolved" area cladogram in which each area is represented only once (Fig 1c, right).
Women can choose from a range of contraceptive methods that differ in important ways.
Two of the available dog studies used training methods that differed from those in the present study, as well as different target materials [ 6, 7].
Methods that differ in numerical accuracy and stability, computational effort and real-time capacity will be presented.
Due to the peculiarities of this disease, vascular risk is estimated by methods that differ from those used in the general population.
