The phrase "a number of dependent" is not correct in written English as it is incomplete and lacks a noun to clarify what is dependent.
You can use it when referring to multiple entities or individuals that rely on something else, but it needs to be completed for clarity.
Example: "A number of dependent variables were analyzed in the study to determine their impact on the results."
Alternatives: "several dependents" or "multiple dependents".
Hydrological events are often described through a number of dependent characteristics, such as peak, volume and duration for floods.
A number of dependent variables were recorded, including 32 channels of EEG, measures of cardiovascular impedance, blood pressure and fEMG activity from the corrugator supercilii.
During the last decade, multivariate HFA approaches have gained popularity since most hydrological events can be described through a number of dependent characteristics, e.g. peak, volume and duration for floods.
PCA is a technique of great practical importance in many applications of statistical inference, when it becomes difficult to relate a large number of independent variables with a number of dependent outcomes without having enough observations to carry out the analysis in a reliable way.
A number of dependent variables, presented in Table 2, were extracted from each event in the driving data.
Although cubic or square root conversion was necessary to obtain normally distributed residuals for a number of dependent variables, we used the logarithmic transformation.
Each class is described by a number of application dependent descriptive statistics (features).
Instead, its SaaS model sees it charge a simple monthly subscription, with a number of tiers dependent on the size of the business.
Second, other estimations involve single equations with a number of continuous dependent variables (output, interaction of output and wealth and distance travelled to market).
Testing was spread out over a number of days, dependent upon the convenience of each observer.
A number of pH dependent exchange reactions determine the DIC equilibrium in the soil solution (Fig. 1a).
