The phrase "attributed to what" is not correct and sounds awkward in written English.
It may be used when questioning the source or cause of something, but it lacks clarity and specificity.
Example: "The findings were attributed to what the researchers described as a significant error in data collection."
Alternatives: "ascribed to what" or "credited to what".
Many of yesterday's gains were attributed to what is known as short covering.
Some of the blame, said Mr. Scott, could perhaps be attributed to what he termed "referendum exhaustion".
Much of the interest in the vice-presidential debate can be attributed to what The Drudge Report on Friday called the "Sarah Show".
She questioned whether Rowan's progress could be attributed to what happened in Mongolia or to just typical changes that all children go through.
The plesiosaur, the ichthyosaur, and the as yet unnamed dinosaur had all been found in limestone deposits that were attributed to what was then called the Secondary and is now known as the Mesozoic era.
Diana Nguyen, a 31-year-old television producer in Los Angeles, said, "I don't like the idea that my value might be attributed to what place in line I am to be married".
Eliot never quite relinquished the idea that the French reader of Poe elicits "something important from the depths of his own mind, which he attributes to what he reads".
South Koreans, he said, are "largely unconcerned" with the ongoing humanitarian crisis and deep geopolitical instability next door, a disinterest that Do attributes to what he describes as South Koreans' "over-democratization" — a kind of somnambulant indifference.
Because so many bricks-and-mortar merchants threw money at their e-commerce divisions over the last few years -- either to respond to Internet competitors or to please investors -- it is "a rat's nest to go back and figure out what costs to attribute to what divisions," Ms. Dykema said, adding, "The more they learn, the more they wish they hadn't known".
Based on his founding portfolio alone, it's clear that part of Siminoff's success can be attributed to understanding what consumers need and executing on a solution.
Through his journey, Ehrman uncovers incredible truths about the fallibility of the Bible and what is truly attributed to Jesus versus what was added hundreds of years later.
