The phrase "a source of inaccuracies" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing factors or elements that contribute to errors or mistakes in information or data.
Example: "The outdated data provided by the research team was a source of inaccuracies in the final report."
Alternatives: "a cause of errors" or "a contributor to mistakes".
This can be seen when the sensors of the equipment used for direct methods can deform the facial surface during measurements, albeit only slightly, and thus contribute as a source of inaccuracy.
The re-entering of the original data eliminated transcription error by the previous data entry staff member as a source of inaccuracy between the first and second auditor.
The diversity of conditions studied was identified by the authors as a source of inaccuracy, but this could be rectified in forthcoming prospective studies.
The use of self reports facilitates large scale data collection but is always a source of inaccuracy, resulting in underestimates of weight (particularly in women) and overestimates of height (particularly in men).
All blood samples were collected upon ICU admission within 12 hours after inclusion criteria were met, but the length of time that the patients were in shock in the emergency room before admission or in the operating room is a source of inaccuracy.
This principle requires summation of a lot of very different non-negative numbers, which may be a source of an inaccuracy.
Differences in population structure between the reference panel and target dataset can be a source of imputation inaccuracy.
Solid phase extraction (SPE) and/or LLE, hydrolysis, evaporation and derivatisation are necessary to obtain robust and reliable data but could also be a source of variability and inaccuracy.
However, non-uniform thermal distribution can be a major source of inaccuracy in delay and clock skew computations, and can have an impact on elctromigration reliability and self-heating effects for today's very deep submicron technology.
