The phrase "decrease in the index" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing changes in numerical data, statistics, or measurements related to an index.
Example: "The recent report indicated a significant decrease in the index, suggesting a downturn in economic performance."
Alternatives: "drop in the index" or "decline in the index."
The decrease in the index demonstrates that the relative position of better educated workers deteriorated in comparison with their position in 2008.
It was determined that an increase in the S&P 500 was associated with a decrease in aggregate risk tolerance during the period of analysis, whereas a decrease in the index increased willingness to take financial risk during the same period.
Conversely, a decrease in the index potentially signals a flagging economy.
The result remained significant, despite the decrease in the index of within-group agreement (MRPP; A = 0.069; p-value<0.001 p-value<0.001
Thus, elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations resulted in a decrease in the index of N nutrition of grasses (Soussana and Hartwig, 1996; Zanetti et al., 1997), which indicates an increased N-limitation to growth.
A first note sounded in February when, in an academic survey, retired police captains and higher-ranking officers said pressure to reduce crime had led some managers to alter crime data to show annual decreases in the index crimes measured in the department's CompStat program.
However, serum CFHR5 level was decreased in the index case (2.1 μg/mL).
Subjects with HbA1c = 6.0 6.4% had a 44 and 74% decrease in the Matsuda index and the IS/IR index, respectively, compared with subjects with HbA1c <5.5% (P < 0.01 for both indices).
Good outcome was described as a decrease in the Lawton Index (≤2 points) and/or Barthel Index (≤20 points) and/or EQ-5D vas (≤20 points), compared to pre-ICU status.
From (8) it follows that entries of the matrices ( b i, k n, γ ) do not decrease in the first index and do not increase in the second index.
Our results demonstrated a LGG-BB-12-induced decrease in the plaque index, which promoted a decrease in the gingival index.
