The phrase "ascertain a test" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward.
It could be used in contexts where one is trying to determine or verify the nature or validity of a test.
Example: "Before proceeding with the experiment, we need to ascertain a test that accurately measures the desired outcomes."
Alternatives: "determine a test" or "verify a test".
During the clinical interview that followed, the Clinical Anxiety Scale (CAS) [ 14] and the Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) [ 15] were applied in order to ascertain a test-based diagnostic prevalence of anxiety and depression.
To ascertain whether a test region is evolutionarily conserved, one typically compares the ML branch-length estimate t * of this test region with an estimate t0* inferred from a neutrally evolving reference region.
Such studies could be based on modified experiments used with adults, such as asking them to select relevant information from materials to make judgements about treatment, or ascertain whether a test result is in the normal range [ 8].
Participants are followed for 12 months from time of HIV testing to ascertain a combined endpoint of linkage to care within 1 month after testing and retention in care 12 months from HIV test.
Varying reachability distances were empirically tested to ascertain an appropriate value.
A chi square test was conducted to ascertain an association between knowledge clarity on what mitigation actions to take and uptake of precautionary measures.
Very many more studies will have to be performed to ascertain test performance if such tests are to be used in a clinical context and not just in the research context as we planned.
This means that the researcher must ascertain that test items were a fit of the Rasch IRT model, which is discussed in more detail further on in this paper.
LONDON — The head of the United Nations nuclear regulatory body urged Iran on Monday to permit access by international inspectors to a military site near Tehran to ascertain whether tests have been carried out there on nuclear bomb triggers.
Finally, to ascertain test-retest reliability, a subset of those who completed the psychometric study was randomly invited to participate in a second round of data collection four weeks later.
The serological status of selected herds/flocks with respect to Brucella spp. was ascertained by testing a predefined number of individual milk samples (cattle herds) or serum samples (small ruminant flocks) for the presence of antibodies against Brucella spp. Full details of the sampling strategy and laboratory procedures are presented elsewhere.
