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Discover LudwigThe term 'ecological fallacy' is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to refer to a logical error that is made when assuming that an aggregate statistic or trend accurately reflects the individual level of a population in a research study. For example, "The ecological fallacy of assuming that what is true for the average of a population will apply to each individual in the population was a major limitation of the study."
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Ecologic correlation studies may have the problem of ecological fallacy, and occupational cohorts may have the limitations of multiple exposures.
There are a variety of examples of ecological fallacy; three are described in this article.
There is also a risk of ecological fallacy of drawing conclusions about individual level outcomes based on aggregated social factors.
The strength of the surveys is that they avoid problems of ecological fallacy and can be used to analyze a broad range of participation forms.
Is it reasonable to treat the final sample as if it were drawn from a homogeneous population to which the ecological fallacy would not apply?
However, diverging views have contested whether Durkheim's work really contained an ecological fallacy.
Durkheim's study of suicide has been criticized as an example of the logical error termed the ecological fallacy.
This problem, known as ecological fallacy, is not always handled properly by researchers; this leads some to jump to conclusions that their data do not necessarily support.
Such regression methods require aggregation of case data and exposures, leading to possible "ecological fallacy" [26].
The results of present study may be susceptible to ecological fallacy.
Secondly we risk ecological fallacy.
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