The phrase "show a discrepancy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that includes a difference or inconsistency. For example: "The report showed a discrepancy between projected profits and the actual outcome."
Comparisons with experimental data show a discrepancy of 5%.
The results show a discrepancy between both identification for the isotropic and the kinematic hardening.
The experimental results show a discrepancy of 8.7% from the FEA-predicted value.
Ms Soubirous requested a recount, only to have Ms Townsend stonewall almost every request she made for machine data that might show a discrepancy.
As reported earlier this week, the results of a study by University College London and the University of Liverpool show a discrepancy between the emotional problems perceived by parents and the feelings expressed by their children.
In fact, the vast majority of the sequences subjected to clustering optimization either does not show a discrepancy between traditional and molecular taxonomy or a discrepancy that can be interpreted biologically (Ia or IIa).
Figures late last year showed a discrepancy between import and export data.
Exhibit V also shows a discrepancy between the findings for administrative managers and those for technical managers.
While some towns showed a discrepancy of more than 20 percentage points, those towns generally had a small number of stops, the report said.
The Z-directional sample showed the lowest ablation and erosion rates while the other two showed a discrepancy in the linear and calculated erosion rates.
The survey data showed a discrepancy between what the clinical practices were in 1999 and what the current recommendations are, based on the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiatives (K/DOQI) Clinical Practice Guidelines.
