The phrase "an attempt to sample" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an effort or endeavor to collect data, experiences, or examples from a particular source or group.
Example: "The researchers made an attempt to sample various demographics to ensure a diverse representation in their study."
Alternatives: "an effort to collect" or "a try to gather".
The science of storm tracking shares some of the inexactness of polling, with an attempt to sample the moment and try to guess where it's all headed next.
Thus, we used these subdisciplines as an attempt to sample the diversity of biology.
We selected the strains in an attempt to sample a range of the microsatellite diversity observed by Haber et al. [ 16], but also included strains thought to be very closely related to each other in an attempt to better distinguish them with a larger number of loci.
An attempt to sample some chorizo worthy of the name was thwarted when we were told that the grilled version was unavailable, as was the sangría advertised on the sign outside and the pricey ($9) homemade crème brûlée.
In this video segment shot in Minnesota, a spirited attempt to sample lutefisk leads to "a don't-eat-this seizure".
While the Canary Database is not an exhaustive compilation of all scientific studies relevant to issues of animal sentinels for human health risk, it does represent a systematic attempt to sample the published scientific literature from 1966 to 2007 to identify such studies.
By starting from a random pool of proteins we attempt to sample broad regions of protein sequence space for different independent solutions to a given functional problem.
This combination of reagents was chosen in an attempt to maximize sample yield and longevity, while minimizing non-specific adsorption of DNA and microspheres onto the coverslip.
Increasing arterialization time aimed at increasing capillary blood flow at the earlobe in an attempt to improve sampling success rate.
Participants were recruited from a Web-panel using quota sampling in an attempt to obtain a sample demographically similar to the US population.
The next nine households were selected systematically in an attempt to have a sample that was spread evenly over the village or neighborhood.
