Sentence examples for inappropriate proxy for from inspiring English sources

Some scholars have criticized the use of census tracts or other administrative boundaries as an inappropriate proxy for neighborhoods (Rengert et al. 2005; Rengert and Lockwood 2009).

Our assessment is that while the method is powerful, the results are often over-interpreted or used as an inappropriate proxy for more quantitative methods.

A subsequent 2010 pact resulted in a promise by the church to at least prevent inappropriate proxy baptism requests for Holocaust victims -- although not of all Jews.

Two other trials of chemotherapy in the second/subsequent-line treatment vs supportive care for of metastatic CRC (Barni et al, 1995; Rao et al, 2004) were considered inappropriate proxies in this analysis as the supportive care arms comprised BSC alone and no ASC.

Taking data from baseline measurements as a proxy for follow-up would be inappropriate, as a positive STI test result could influence sexual risk behavior 17, 18.

First, the administratively defined boundaries used as a proxy for neighbourhoods in this study may non-differentially misclassify individuals into an inappropriate administrative boundary, which can generate information biases and reduce the validity of analyses.

"Green is proxy for anything.

Unemployment claims are a proxy for layoffs.

Signing a proxy for an annual meeting.

Jobless claims are a proxy for layoffs.

Applications are a proxy for layoffs.