##  [Ecological Fallacy](/ecological-fallacy) 

  ##  [Ecological Fallacy](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/ecological-fallacy-0) 

  

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Definition

A methodological error: inferring that an association observed between variables at an aggregate (group, area, or population) level applies to individuals within those aggregates; aggregate-level correlations can arise from compositional or contextual differences and do not reliably indicate the direction, magnitude or existence of individual-level associations.