The phrase "attributed the decrease in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the reasons or causes behind a reduction in a particular variable or metric.
Example: "The researchers attributed the decrease in biodiversity to habitat loss and climate change."
Alternatives: "ascribed the decline in" or "linked the reduction in".
United States Cellular also attributed the decrease in cash flow to costs associated with higher-than-expected subscriber growth.
He attributed the decrease in bombings in Baghdad since 2007 to the use of the wands at checkpoints.
The council attributed the decrease in redemptions to additional restrictions on coupons that include shorter expiration periods -- the average is three months -- and increased purchase requirements like buying two items rather than one to obtain the discount.
Immigration scholars have attributed the decrease in Hispanic immigration to a mix of factors, including the economic downturn in the United States, increased deportation and border enforcement by the American authorities, and declining birthrates in Mexico.
The author attributed the decrease in extraction rates to the lack of evidence in the literature regarding treatment stability after extractions, as well as to the non-evidence-based theory of extraction association to TMJ dysfunction.
However, John Davitt, vice president of instructional services, attributed the decrease in the college's day student enrollment to the economy.
We attribute the decrease in cell adhesion to the propensity of the ordered mesoporous carbon films to sorb organics from aqueous solution, which could lead to removal of adhesion-promoting compounds at the film surface.
Diplomats who track poppy production attribute the decrease in Helmand's cultivation levels despite the increased price of poppy in part to the efforts of the provincial governor, Gulab Mangal, who has been among the most active of Afghanistan's leaders in trying to reduce poppy cultivation.
However, as they had higher baseline levels, due to regression towards the mean we cannot attribute the decrease in VE to the intervention.
Most experts attribute the decrease in sexual activity to better sexual health education and birth control availability in the school.
Gonzalez attributes the decrease in batting average to the defensive shifts he often faces.
