The phrase "a study that gauged" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to research that measures or assesses a particular variable or outcome.
Example: "The researchers conducted a study that gauged the effectiveness of the new teaching method on student performance."
Alternatives: "a study that measured" or "a study that assessed".
But a new study that gauged the metabolic effects of exercise may significantly advance our understanding of what's going on inside a body in motion.
To attract new fans, Phelps commissioned an ethnographic study that gauged how fans navigate racetracks.
It is possible to do a rough comediological study that gauges the disquiet caused by the recent influx.
So perhaps a better metric to use is customer service, and J.D. Power publishes an annual credit card satisfaction study that tries to gauge six factors: interaction; credit card terms; billing and payment; rewards; benefits and services; and problem resolution.
I evaluate this hypothesis in light of linguistic evidence, behavioral studies, and comparative animal research that gauges the design of the phonological mind and its productivity.
Located about 60 miles east of Los Angeles, Rialto was the site of the first scientific study that attempted to gauge how the devices affect police behavior.
On Tuesday, Lepra presented findings from a study to gauge the cost in the Indian states of Bihar and Odisha.
It might have been easily dismissed if had not come out at approximately the same time as two other reports: a study by two university professors that gauged the influence of ordinary Americans on public policy issues; and a Standard and Poor's study on the impact of income inequality on the economic recovery.
Stevens was part of a study team that used satellite photos to gauge the level of nighttime artificial light in 147 communities in Israel, then overlaid the photos with a map detailing the distribution of breast cancer cases.
Unlike most of the previous studies that gauge childhood maltreatment effect without a proper control group, the present study used nonmaltreated youth offenders with similar backgrounds as control.
