"inconsistent response" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe an answer or behavior from someone that does not match the expected or typical response. For example, "Her inconsistent responses to our questions left us feeling confused and unsure of the final decision."
We have defined three possible patterns of inconsistent response (see table 4 Inconsistency checking).
To do so, we hypothesized that patterns of response result from three main factors: (i) Non response linked to the occurrence of missing forms; (ii) Partial response linked to the occurrence of missing items; (iii) Inconsistent response linked to the occurrence of inconsistency between items.
Inconsistent response groups (i.e. response greater than 1 and responsiveness less than −1.28, or response less than −1 and responsiveness greater than 1.28) were not considered, as they are unrealistic because of the high degree of correlation between response and responsiveness.
Mr. Kan has faced growing criticism for what many here see as his ad hoc and inconsistent response to the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident in March.
Since most cases are handled by HMRC's office in Birmingham, the inconsistent response is not because different regions take different views.
The Army report's findings echoed many of those in the Defense Department report, citing problems like a lack of integrated prevention and response policies, poor and inconsistent response by commanders to claims of assault, and insufficient support for victims.
The pro-life/pro-choice wording dichotomy leads to some funky and inconsistent responses from Americans.
The court heard statements from social workers and guardians made in the original hearing which described the mother's inconsistent responses to her children's "extremely challenging" behaviour.
Inconsistent responses to The New York Times for requested public records from every Mexican state suggest that the data problems begin at the local level.
But it also found a more general pattern of patchy and inconsistent responses to crimes affecting people with learning disabilities within many of the 14 English police forces it investigated.
Siri's inconsistent responses to the same commands – often highlighted elsewhere as the "human element" of Siri – also caused more distraction, while some actions required exact phrases despite the natural-language setup.
