The phrase "above average rate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a level of performance, quality, or measurement that exceeds the average in a particular context.
Example: "The company's customer satisfaction scores have consistently been at an above average rate compared to industry standards."
Alternatives: "higher than average rate" or "superior rate".
Cathcart says "we started penalizing things that had an above average rate of complaints, and rewarding things that had a below average rate of complaints.
Wyeth chose Ireland for the above average rate of life science graduates among its population--200 graduate with BScs and MScs in biotechnology each year.
The article describes the sensible and sensitive responses of the MIT administration and faculty to the growing concern about the above average rate of campus suicides.
"When coupled with the above average rate crossings along the Southwest border, these executive orders appear likely to significantly increase the need for safe, humane and appropriate detention bed capacity that we have available in our existing real-estate portfolio," he said.
The highest rate of domestic C. jejuni infection was found among patients in the age group of 70 74 years, accompanied by an above average rate among patients 65 69 years old.
Studies on Drosophila [ 36] and Mus [ 41] have demonstrated an above average rate of regulatory divergence in genes associated with reproduction and in addition, have shown that these genes may be among the first to cause reproductive isolation.
According to the available standard, 47.58 percent of children achieved the average rating, 39.41percentt were below average, and only 2.23percentt achieved an above average rating.
Whittington maintained an "above average" rating on both AMD and Intel shares.
He maintained an "above average" rating on the Internet stock.
Caris & Company maintains its "above average" rating on eBay stock.
The analyst maintained a "buy" rating on Google and an "above average" rating on eBay.
