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ecological fallacy
ecological fallacy Ecological fallacy is a bias that can arise when researchers use aggregated group-level data to draw conclusions about causal relationships at the individual level.
Ecological fallacy is a bias that can arise when researchers use aggregated group-level data to draw conclusions about causal relationships at the individual level. In this context, patterns seen for households, neighbourhoods, cities, or regions may not reflect what is true for the people within them.