The ecological fallacy.

@article{Piantadosi1988TheEF,
  title={The ecological fallacy.},
  author={Steven Piantadosi and David P. Byar and Sylvan B. Green},
  journal={American journal of epidemiology},
  year={1988},
  volume={127 5},
  pages={
          893-904
        }
}
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