The phrase "attributed externally" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to indicate that something is assigned or credited to an outside source or entity.
Example: "The success of the project was largely attributed externally to the innovative strategies implemented by the consulting firm."
Alternatives: "credited to outside sources" or "assigned to external factors".
Failure may be attributed more externally in a public context and attributed to internal or external factors at roughly the same level in a private context.
To protect their self-esteem, individuals tend to attribute failure externally rather than internally.
Associated background variables were mainly physical inactivity, musculoskeletal disorder related sick leave and no education beyond the compulsory level, which increased the odds of attributing responsibility externally, i.e. placing responsibility on someone or something else.
Associations were found regarding attitudes towards responsibility for musculoskeletal disorders and background variables; mainly to physical inactivity, musculoskeletal disorder related sick leave and to no education beyond compulsory level, which increased the odds of attributing responsibility externally, i.e. placing responsibility on someone or something else.
Our investigations model the relationships between internal software attributes and externally visible usability factors.
In Experiment 1, participants successfully solved three cognitive tasks and attributed the success either internally (i.e., to themselves) or externally (i.e., to a teammate).
We contend that the fossil microorganisms parallel their supposed extant counterparts not only in that they display externally undifferentiable morphologies, but also in that massive occur-rences can in both cases be attributed to eutrophication of waters.
This P3b modulation could not be attributed to selection or storage of simple sensory stimulus dimensions, nor was it observed when the new rule was externally prompted by the first card in the WCST series.
While the results of externally intercalating students showed trends towards improvement, the fact that some of these were not significant may be attributed to the relatively small number of students that belonged to this group.
