The phrase "a preference for activities" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing someone's likes or inclinations towards certain types of activities or pastimes.
Example: "She has a preference for activities that involve teamwork and collaboration."
Alternatives: "an inclination towards activities" or "a liking for activities".
To calculate the expected value, if 23.4% of the promoters showed a preference for cerebellum, the expectation is that 5.5% (or 0.2342) of the promoter pairs should have a preference for activity in cerebellum (0.2342×1447 = 79.2).
If neither is conducive to their activities, students either alter their behavior patterns, for example, developing a preference for stationary activities or staying inside the classroom, or they convert available spaces to accommodate their activities.
For given expected returns and costs of education, individuals with a preference for practical activities are more likely to opt for vocational education and individuals more attracted by abstract reasoning choose an academic track.
Alternatively, early fine motor development may reflect a preference for calmer activities.
Reasons for this included a lack of motivation to excercise, or a preference for other activities such as gardening or walking the dog.
Secondly, this perceived over-activity may be difficult for mothers to manage, leading to harsh parent child interactions, which may lead to a negative perception of PA among the children and a preference for sedentary activities.
It is informative to look more closely at the types of activities Hannah spent more or less time on relative to the allotted time to determine whether she showed a preference for one activity category over another.
As in English, the usual construction for describing a preference for an activity is to begin with a conjugated phrase such as "I like" or "I love" and follow it with an infinitive (unconjugated) verb, such as "to read" or "to sing".
Mill apparently believes that the sense of dignity of a (properly self-conscious) progressive being would give rise to a categorical preference for activities that exercise his or her higher capacities.
The findings, also, revealed that there was a preference for gap-filling activities across writing sections.
