The phrase "affects the likelihood of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing how one factor influences the probability of an event occurring.
Example: "The new policy affects the likelihood of employees taking sick leave."
Alternatives: "influences the chances of" or "modifies the probability of".
Spatial position strongly affects the likelihood of tree mortality.
This early disaffection directly affects the likelihood of people to vote later in life.
I find little evidence that DACA affects the likelihood of attending school.
The report said there was no statistical evidence that the race of a defendant affects the likelihood of getting the death penalty.
Another thing the girls have in common is dark skin color, which researchers at Villanova University say affects the likelihood of being suspended.
There is no scientific consensus on the risks or advantages of vaping, including how it affects the likelihood of someone either picking up regular tobacco products or kicking the habit.
We show how uncertainty over liability for damages affects the likelihood of the species' survival, and we conclude with a discussion of optimal compensation mechanisms.
This paper uses insights from strategic management and organizational theory to suggest that organizational size may have an important impact on the extent of external learning, since it differentially affects the likelihood of learning via formal and informal mechanisms.
In fact, Mr. Wheelan points out, this kind of research examines not so much how diet affects the likelihood of cancer as how getting cancer affects people's memory of what they used to eat.
Heather Sarsons, a PhD candidate in economics at Harvard, gathered data on economists to see how teaming up with others (in this case to coauthor a paper) affects the likelihood of getting promoted (i.e., getting tenure), and whether it differs by gender.
To determine whether ownership of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging equipment by ordering physicians affects the likelihood of positive findings at MR imaging of the knee and to evaluate rates of knee abnormalities seen at MR imaging as a metric for comparison of utilization.The institutional review board approved this retrospective HIPAA-compliant study and waived the need for informed consent.
