The phrase "a probable indicator of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that suggests or points to a likely outcome or condition.
Example: "The increase in temperature is a probable indicator of climate change."
Alternatives: "a likely sign of" or "a possible indication of".
Considering that continued SO2 flux >100 t/d is the probable indicator of magma degassing (Symonds et al. 2001), magmatic gas influence for the 2014 eruption is highly suggestive.
Hence, qualitative and quantitative changes in protein levels are believed to be probable indicators of the ultimate outcome of any plant-pathogen interaction.
At the time of hospitalization, for all patients, platelet counts ranged from 15,000 to 305,000/mL (mean value 82,340; median value 68,000; n = 510); therefore, platelet count resulted to be an important laboratory indicator of a probable case of HPS.
Taking into consideration the systematic underestimation of OR values in the Interphone studies, this is a clear indicator of probable carcinogenic risk.
The suggested cutoff point of 7/8, with scores of 8 or more defining "cases," was used to create a binary indicator of probable mental health problems (equal to 1) for caregivers.
At a time when there is concern over the rising incidence of melanoma, termed 'the melanoma epidemic' in the US (Schaffer et al, 2005), change in the incidence by tumour thickness is a useful indicator of probable future morbidity and mortality resulting from patients with thicker tumours who are likely to progress to AJCC stage 3 and 4 disease.
In contrast, the worst dispersers ("focal" species) have a low indicator power, as a probable consequence of extinction events occurring in hedgerows, where ecological conditions are suboptimal with respect of forest species.
As each socio-economic measure is likely a proxy for other interconnected, but often unidentified, circumstances, the use of multiple indicators also acknowledges a probable web of causation rather than a single explanation for poorer health.
Self-report questionnaires were used in the screening and we recognise these are only an indicator of probable psychiatric disorders and do not provide a complete accurate diagnosis.
