The phrase "a proxy for measuring" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a substitute or stand-in that is used to assess or quantify something indirectly.
Example: "In this study, we used customer satisfaction as a proxy for measuring overall service quality."
Alternatives: "a substitute for assessing" or "an indicator for evaluating".
Then in 2011 I heard about a finger-tapping test being used as a proxy for measuring the effects of medication in Parkinson's.
To create a proxy for measuring profitability, the study analyzed the combined value of each industry's top-selling products and services.
(1.2) Here (alpha,gamma,delta), and β are positive parameters, δ reflects the strength of a 'negative effect' caused by increasing concentration of capital, γ is a proxy for measuring returns to scale of the production function and (beta=sc), where c is a positive constant.
where α, γ, δ, β = s ε are positive parameters, τ is the delay in the production process, γ can be thought of as a proxy for measuring returns to scale of the production function, δ reflects a strength of a 'negative effect' caused by increasing concentration of capital and is determined by a damaging degree of natural environment or energy resources.
While Montgomery et al. (2000) noted that the WI may not be efficient as a proxy for measuring income distribution [25], Filmer and Pritchett (2001) concluded that WI had advantage of allowing better analysis of education differentials by economic status than did an expenditure index [39].
Since researchers have extensively used calls for services (CFS) to police as a proxy for measuring crime (e.g., Sherman et al. 1989; Sherman 1995; Lum 2003; Weisburd et al. 2006), we wanted to see if studies using crime incident data systematically displayed more or less concentration than studies using CFS data.
To determine if self-reported balance symptoms can be used as a proxy for measures of the center of pressure (COP) to identify balance deficits in a group of concussed adolescents.
However, Seixas et al. [ 26] addressed this issue and concluded that a respirable dust concentration is a sensible proxy for measuring larger particles.
As a result, fluorescent intensity is not a good proxy for measuring biomass.
These are worth more than $6 trillion, covering about 12% of tradable securities world-wide, and provide a good proxy for measuring the total market.
This was intended to be a weak proxy for measuring learning gains.
