The phrase "a sparse example" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an instance or illustration that is minimal or lacking in detail.
Example: "In the report, the author provided a sparse example of the data, which made it difficult to draw any conclusions."
Alternatives: "a minimal example" or "a limited example".
For instance, [19] presents a sparse estimation example of 1-D NMR (modal) data by using Lasso [20], LARS [21] and OMP [22].
Table 2 This is the error comparison of the five methods for both the introductory example shown in Figure 1 and the sparse example shown in Figure 3.
Experimental results show that the proposed methods allowed for good generalisation and concept refinement from an initial set of sparse examples provided by a tutor.
I feel like in the news, when you have these very sparse examples of a type of person, like a transgender person, that becomes their primary identifier.
An example of a sparse nonlinear model is one in which a typical locus interacts with several or even many others, but only a small subset of all possible interactions exist.
These sparse examples of identified speciation genes do not seem to suggest a common or general universal pathway/process leading to speciation but rather point to the involvement of a variety of different mechanisms in the evolution of pre- and post-zygotic barriers between different species.
Second, all books of systematic instruction are barred except those sparse examples (e.g., the work of John Amos Comenius) that illuminate the history of the subject.
Centore: The way I've kind of come at it is we've seen very sparse examples of transgender people in the media.
With sparse examples of lesbians in the media and entertainment industries, Boud initially found inspiration to produce "It's All Butch" when a friend posted pictures from cult television show "The L Word" with some comments about how hot the women were.
High therapy quantity and frequency, administering a maximum of training in as short a period as possible, might lead to better treatment outcome, not only relative to less therapy but, critically, also compared with the same amount of therapy given in a sparse manner, for example, with one therapy hour a week spread out over several weeks or even months.
