The phrase "a test to ascertain" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an examination or evaluation designed to determine or find out specific information or results.
Example: "The researchers conducted a test to ascertain the effectiveness of the new drug on patients."
Alternatives: "a test to determine" or "an assessment to find out".
Another problem with their study was that they did not carry out a desorption test to ascertain the stability of the Fe-coated organic adsorbents.
Sample means generated after a statistical test to ascertain normal distribution, were compared among the various groups using analysis of variance (ANOVA and Studentt testest with confidence interval calculated at 95% and level of significance fixed at 5%.
Before treating your pool for high chlorine, do a water test to ascertain the level of free available chlorine in your pool.
"Following our recent discussions," it said, "we have been thinking about an immediate test to ascertain that Iraq is sincere in its desire to surrender".
The first stage consisted of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to demonstrate the hypothesised factorial structure of the MDAS and perform an omnibus test to ascertain parameter equivalence across gender to satisfy the first objective [ 28].
With only two dose levels, the response at each dose level could be estimated and a statistical hypothesis test to ascertain the statistical significance of the difference in biologic responses performed.
It is probably wise to do a skin patch test to ascertain any allergic reactions.
We performed a second Moran's test to ascertain whether spatial autocorrelation did not affect the residuals of the SAR models.
Some authorities have suggested a verbal or written test to ascertain patient capacity, competence or understanding before considering informed consent valid [ 58].
This was followed by a Dunnett's post hoc test to ascertain statistical significance for each TFZ-treatment group compared with control (DMSO).
