The phrase "altered the distribution" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing changes made to the way something is spread or allocated, often in contexts like statistics, economics, or data analysis.
Example: "The new policy altered the distribution of resources among the departments, leading to a more equitable allocation."
Alternatives: "changed the allocation" or "modified the spread".
These structural changes fundamentally altered the distribution of power in society.
On the other hand, the presence of the polished mineral completely altered the distribution of siderophores.
Internal migration has altered the distribution of the population since the mid-20th century, with massive numbers of people moving from rural areas to cities.
The recent experience of North America shows that anomalies can and will occur, not least because man-made climate change has altered the distribution of Arctic air masses, making forecasts beyond five days far more difficult.
The extra time (14.6 min/d) required for milking 3×/d altered the distribution of cow behavioral activity throughout the day.
In most cases, fisheries co-management failed to improve governance, but simply altered the distribution of power and responsibility amongst the different stakeholders.
The report says, "Local changes in temperature and rainfall have altered the distribution of some water-borne illnesses and disease vectors (medium confidence)." This seems to state the obvious, while giving no indication of whether the alterations may have increased or decreased risk or what the magnitude of the alteration might be.
Changing the position of the target gene mutation relative to the DSB in the plasmid also altered the distribution of targeted insertion subclasses recovered in wild-type cells, consistent with two-ended strand invasion followed by resolution into crossover-type products and vector integration.
This paper finds that these stigmatizing events altered the distribution of racial identities among Arab and Islamic Americans.
This paper tests whether these racializing events altered the distribution of racial identities among Arab and Islamic Americans.
The S228P mutation altered the distribution of charged residues and the representative areas are indicated by dotted circles.
