The phrase "and therefore preferred" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is favored or chosen as a result of a specific reason or condition mentioned earlier in the text.
Example: "This method is more efficient, and therefore preferred in our analysis."
Alternatives: "and thus favored" or "and consequently chosen".
In the open group B, all 6 subjects performed more pull than push actions (Fig. 5; binomial: BFBor: p < 0.01; BMPan: p = 0.01; BFSip: p < 0.01; BMLab: preference score = 67%%; BMRot: preference score = 100%%; BMRut: preference score = 60%%) and therefore preferred the pulling over the pushing technique (Fig. 5; binomial test: n = 6, p = 0.03).
A non-ionic technical surfactant, Marlipal O13/40 is employed, as this surfactant is cheap and therefore preferred for an up-scale approach.
He explained, 'The ability to touch people is an essential element in the treatment of people with back or neck pain.' Some OPs had no affinity with the use of a web-based program in general and therefore preferred not to use this method.
Models with particular arc directions may be better fit to the data than with the reversed directions, and therefore preferred, however, it would be incorrect with this information alone to infer that the biological dependence between two nodes is supported more in one direction over another, all that can be inferred is that association exists between nodes.
I don't think hospital intervention is going to improve his quality of life at all.' [FM5, page 2] Both residents and family members expressed the view that residents with pneumonia can receive more comfort and personal attention in a LTCF than in hospital, and therefore preferred in situ care.
All participants wanted the physician to be well acquainted with the child's individual situation, and therefore preferred continuity of care, i.e. they preferred consultations to be with the same physician during the entire course of treatment.
Many young people do not find library-sponsored resources intuitive, and therefore prefer to use Google or Yahoo instead.
But given higher franchise fees/lower subsidies, we don't forecast this to flow through to UK rail earnings, and therefore prefer exposure to UK bus.
You'd also be likely to have a good feeling about them, from getting good service, and therefore prefer that chemist's to the one you didn't know, down the block.
It is often claimed that shift workers give priority to long series of days off and therefore prefer compressed work schedules at the expense of what is optimal for long-term health.
Although the unemployment rate is widely reported upon and can therefore plausibly affect a president's re-election chances, I consider it less reliable as an economic benchmark and therefore prefer to work with versions of the payrolls numbers when given the choice).
