The phrase "a small analysis of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing a brief examination or evaluation of a particular subject or topic.
Example: "In this paper, I will provide a small analysis of the impact of social media on communication."
Alternatives: "a brief examination of" or "a concise review of".
The observed SV data confirmed major trends previously observed in a smaller analysis of just four soybean accessions.
These results contrast with a smaller analysis of 592 familial breast cancer cases and 735 controls which showed a per-allele OR of 1.19 (95% CI 1.01-1.42) [ 6].
Each of the 14 kinesin families defined previously by Wickstead and Gull [ 8] in a smaller analysis of 19 genomes (i.e. Kinesin-1, 2, 3, 4/10, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17) were also retrieved here with strong topology support (>0.95 by both aLRT methods).
A small-scale analysis of how modality is translated in a parallel corpus shows preliminary evidence for the above observations.
As proof-of-principle, a small-scale analysis of approximately 50 compounds was performed.
We conducted a small-scale analysis of the wording and imagery used in 94 food advertisements placed in UK magazines in December 2013 after the current studies were completed.
This agrees with an earlier, smaller analysis of tranexamic acid use in preventing PPH.
The Abhidhamma thus "provides an exact small-scale analysis of the process of dependent arising" (Gethin 1998, 216).
Before exploring how Senegal has tackled FGM, we first provide some background information about Senegal and then present a small situation analysis of the prevalence of FGM in the country.
Next, in an independent case-control study of lymphoma, we performed a small replication analysis of associated SNPs that were chosen based on the criteria that multiple SNP-NHL associations were observed in the same gene or gene family.
