Sentence examples for poor proxies from inspiring English sources

But distinctiveness is difficult to evaluate in practice: assessments of "inherent distinctiveness" are highly subjective, survey evidence is expensive and unreliable, and other measures of "acquired distinctiveness" such as advertising spending are poor proxies for consumer perceptions.

We argue that credentials and experience are often poor proxies for proficiency.

Since we can't use our finely tuned perception of body language to understand the disembodied medium that is email, humans tend to grasp for very poor proxies.

However, the skills you cultivated to gain entry into business school are poor proxies for the capabilities you'll need to succeed in business school itself.

But the vents, which are rich in energy sources for microbes, are poor proxies for most ocean floor sediments, where scarce nutrients could mean a lower thermal limit.

The attitudinal variables used by De Fraja et al. (2010) may be poor proxies for effort or time spent on homework,and they may not be expected to be much affected by (marginal) changes in schoolresources.

But income alone is a poor proxy for social class.

Self-confidence is a poor proxy for competence.

Current employment status serves as a poor proxy for successful job performance".

(The tax on the most expensive plans is a poor proxy for such necessary reform).

The editorial cites studies suggesting that income is a poor proxy for race, which is true.