The term ecological fallacy refers to
A) the belief that archival data are more theoretically valid than data collected in other ways.
B) drawing individual-level conclusions from aggregate-level data.
C) the belief that archival data are less theoretically valid than data collected in other ways
D) drawing conclusions about large population groups from individual-level data.

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The term ecological fallacy refers to the mistake of drawing individual-level conclusions from aggregate-level data. This fallacy occurs when researchers assume that characteristics observed at the group level necessarily hold at the individual level.

The Term Ecological Fallacy Refers to