The phrase "a subset of preliminary" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a smaller group or category that falls within a larger, initial set of items or concepts that are being considered or analyzed.
Example: "The research findings presented in this paper are a subset of preliminary data collected during the initial phase of the study."
Alternatives: "a portion of initial" or "a segment of preliminary".
A subset of this preliminary data is presented.
In a first step, a large subset of preliminary results that are associated with the disease are selected.
While one case-control study from Uganda reported a positive association with HIV infection [18]; a small subset of preliminary data from this study reported no association [19].
HFCC uses, as an analysis strategy, the possibility of replicating findings in multiple replication groups, in order to select a liberal subset of preliminary results that are above a statistical criterion and consistent in direction of effect.
As we stated in our original article [ 4], the replication groups strategy is used to select a large subset of preliminary results, which are then subjected to post-hoc analysis for prioritization.
Antifibrillarin antibodies, but not glomerulonephritis, occur in a subset of scleroderma patients and preliminary evidence suggests that mercury levels may be higher in this group of individuals.
A subset of the results from a preliminary pathway analysis of all the data by Gene Set Matrix Analysis (GSMA) [ 19] focusing on the global regulation of either RIα or RIIβ versus parental is displayed in Figure 2C.
As many bacterial similar sequences were found under the cutoff E-value 0.001, they were collected as many as possible at first and then only a subset of them, determined by using preliminary phylogeny analyses were kept for the further analyses.
The first Boston trial was the culmination of a series of studies begun in 1957 which investigated the adequacy of existing emergency room care for alcoholics 19, and included publication of preliminary findings from a subset of the study population in the year prior to the full trial results 20.
We have identified the causal mutations in a subset of these mutants and present a preliminary analysis of their requirements during gonad development and adult oogenesis.
