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Ecological Fallacy

Ecological Fallacy is a type of systematic error in spatial analysis that occurs when inferences about individual-level relationships are incorrectly derived from aggregate-level data due to the misinterpretation of cross-scale associations.

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12.4K

Citations

449

Authors

250

Institutions

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2017–2026

39

Variants

Ecological Inference Fallacy

Parents

Publications

171

The fallacy of the ecological fallacy: the potential misuse of a concept and the consequences.

Sharon Schwartz · American Journal of Public Health · 1994 · 778 citations · Full text

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The Ecological Fallacy Revisited: Aggregate- versus Individual-level Findings on Economics and Elections, and Sociotropic Voting

Gerald H. Kramer · American Political Science Review · 1983 · 662 citations

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Ecological Fallacies and the Analysis of Areal Census Data

Stan Openshaw · Environment and Planning A Economy and Space · 1984 · 638 citations

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Error Cascades in the Biological Sciences: The Unwanted Consequences of Using Bad Taxonomy in Ecology

Alejandro Bortolus · AMBIO · 2008 · 410 citations · Full text

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Uncovering Patterns of Inter-Urban Trip and Spatial Interaction from Social Media Check-In Data

Yu Liu, Zhengwei Sui, Chaogui Kang et al. · PLoS ONE · 2014 · 390 citations · Full text

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Authors

449

  1. AS
    Ajit Shah

    University of Lancashire, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 155 citations

    4

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  2. JD
    James David Albert Newton

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    3 publications · 181 citations

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  3. ÓO
    Óscar Oviedo-Trespalacios

    Queensland University of Technology, Australia

    3 publications · 181 citations

    3

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  4. MH
    Milad Haghani

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    3 publications · 181 citations

    3

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  5. TC
    Tom Cole‐Hunter

    University of Copenhagen, Denmark

    3 publications · 181 citations

    3

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Institutions

250

  1. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    609 citations

  2. West London Mental Health NHS Trust

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    197 citations

  3. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    471 citations

  4. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    260 citations

  5. Loughborough University

    Loughborough, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    247 citations

  6. University of Lancashire

    Preston, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    155 citations

  7. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    257 citations

  8. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    181 citations

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Venues

  1. Environment and Planning A Economy and Space

    3 publications · 837 citations

    3

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  2. Environment and Behavior

    3 publications · 70 citations

    3

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  3. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

    Repository · 3 publications · 62 citations

    3

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  4. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 3 publications · 68 citations

    3

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  5. Urban Studies

    3 publications · 155 citations

    3

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