Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigSuggestions(5)
The phrase "a poor indicator of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the effectiveness or reliability of something in measuring or representing a particular outcome or quality.
Example: "The number of social media followers is often a poor indicator of actual engagement with the content."
Alternatives: "an unreliable measure of" or "a weak sign of".
Exact(60)
Among these, 46.8% of infected individuals were SMI detected by PCR, indicating that microscopic examination is a poor indicator of P. falciparum infection [32], [33], [34].
However, it has been a poor indicator of Oscars success in recent years.
Injury severity alone is a poor indicator of the time sensitivity of injuries.
They also cautioned that a justice's first few years are often a poor indicator of a long-term philosophy.
The coating microhardness was shown to be a poor indicator of erosion response across the range of coating microstructures investigated.
The junior game is a poor indicator of whether a player will make it as a grown-up.
Furthermore, EDA seems to be a poor indicator of presence as it is not significantly correlated with self-reported presence.
As we mentioned in the U.A.B. preview, a free safety leading the team in tackles is typically a poor indicator of overall defensive success.
CA125 is a widely accepted serum biomarker protein for ovarian cancer6, but is a poor indicator of early-stage patients, with a sensitivity of approximately 40%7,8.
As all these victors found out in the end, the results of manipulated "elections" in authoritarian systems are a poor indicator of the actual state of public opinion.
But this does not work in Go. "Counting the number of stones each player has is a poor indicator of who is winning," say Clark and Storkey.
More suggestions(17)
a bad indicator of
a poor readout of
a poor measure of
a poor marker of
a poor target of
a poor yardstick of
a poor signal of
a feeble indicator of
a disappointing indicator of
a poor gauge of
a flawed indicator of
a good indicator of
a crucial indicator of
a surefire indicator of
a poor population of
a 'leading indicator of
a poor recuperation of
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com