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The phrase "are based on a small number" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing conclusions, findings, or opinions that rely on limited data or evidence.
Example: "The results of the study are based on a small number of participants, which may affect the overall validity of the findings."
Alternatives: "rely on a limited number" or "depend on a few".
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Experts urged caution in interpreting the findings because they are based on a small number of events – 20 heart attacks among those who took the supplements.
Conservative MP Alun Cairns, who sits on the committee, says the calculations are based on a small number of interviews and the margin for error "is quite significant".
Most predictive models are based on a small number of variables collected in cohort studies such as the Framingham Heart Study (D'Agostino et al. 2008).
We also acknowledge that some of our conclusions are based on a small number of subjects with hyponatremia and that both hyponatremic runners were only mildly hyponatremic and asymptomatic.
Discussion These results are based on a small number of ICU stays but are probably representative of the global trends of ICU reimbursement because of the high number of DRG analyzed.
While the Ficus results are based on a small number of individuals, the node shared by Myrtaceae and Vochysiaceae and the node hosting Eugenia and Chamguava are based on robust sample sizes (Table 4).
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While the former is based on a small number of large projects, the latter is based on a large number of small projects.
However, this was based on a small number of cases.
Evidence for vision outcomes was based on a small number of small studies.
The meta-analysis is based on a small number of studies and a small total number of participants (n = 1026).
First, our analysis is based on a small number of patients.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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