The phrase "ability to determine if" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's capacity to assess or evaluate a situation or condition.
Example: "The scientist's ability to determine if the results were statistically significant was crucial for the study's conclusions."
Alternatives: "capacity to assess whether" or "skill in evaluating if".
24 The concerns over analytic validity and legality (e.g. CLIA certified lab for data return in the US) pose the same challenges for returning an IF as they do an IRR, and may undermine the ability to determine if an IF has true health or reproductive significance from a clinical perspective.
"My strength is my ability to determine if anything is wrong with a building's property taxes," Mr. Strauss said.
This study was designed to minimize intra-subject variance and thereby maximize the ability to determine if a significant increase in brain choline can be detected after choline ingestion.
The missing files, investigators worry, may limit their ability to determine if Sandusky used charity resources — expense accounts, travel, gifts — to recruit new victims, or even buy their silence, according to two people with knowledge of the case.
Who has the ability to determine if a specific CEO is above average or below average?
Scholars@Duke power users, who are largely a superset of TCA&S Drupal editors, have the ability to determine if a data widget is out of date and re-index a data widget if that is the case.
Reproductive freedom is about the ability to determine for yourself when and if you have children; the anti-choice movement is about the exact opposite.
If the states haven't got the power to make sure their tax revenue matches the money they need – or if their ability to determine the level of the tax surcharge is tightly constrained – then they may well turn up in Canberra again in years to come asking for more and they don't actually have the means to take complete responsibility for their own rising costs.
It can give us a sense of control, especially if we lack the ability to determine events in most other areas of our lives.
I don't ask the plumber to fix shit at my house for free to judge their abilities in order to determine if I really will hire them.
