The phrase "a shift in the type of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing changes or variations in categories, classifications, or kinds of something.
Example: "There has been a shift in the type of technology being used in classrooms, moving from traditional methods to more interactive digital tools."
Alternatives: "a change in the nature of" or "a transition in the category of".
There's been a shift in the type of students".
R is an open-source program, and its popularity reflects a shift in the type of software used inside corporations.
Staying up late and skimping on sleep led to not only more eating, but a shift in the type of foods a person consumed.
A shift in the type of biomass substrate from starch-based food crops to ligno-cellulosic crops and wastes that are economically and environmentally less costly to produce, yet more difficult to chemically and biologically process, presents technical challenges that are shared by all emerging biofuel technologies.
Phil Spencer, the Vice-President of Microsoft Game Studios, stated in September 2010 that Limbo was "our number one Summer of Arcade game by a long stretch", and further posed that Limbo represents a shift in the type of game that gamers want out of online on-demand game services; "it's becoming less about iconic [intellectual property] that people know and it's becoming more diverse".
This pattern suggests steady improvement in the recording of pathological data, rather than a shift in the type of malignancy.
There was a slight shift in the type of events reported by families between the methods described.
standard would mean a tremendous shift in the types of vehicles consumers buy," the National Auto Dealers Association said in a statement.
These are examples of a fundamental shift in the types of businesses raising capital in the stock market.
While the study showed that demand for workers remained relatively high, it also showed a major shift in the types of jobs employers are looking to fill.
Shifting from one to another requires a profound shift in the types of conversation we have with each other: from downloading and debate to dialogue and collective creativity.
