When does the Ecological Fallacy occur?

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asked Jan 16 in Psychology by CortezDale67 (550 points)

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answered Jan 16 by VirgieMcLaur (650 points)

The fallacy occurs when data from group-level observations are used to make incorrect inferences about individual-level behaviour.

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