Which One of the Following Is the BEST Example of the Ecological

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is the BEST example of the ecological fallacy?

• A)Catherina studied the ecology of social interaction in her dorm, but focused only on individuals.
• B)Felisha studied Census tracts for her study on crime, but then wrote up her conclusions in terms of individuals.
• C)Sean did not actually study the same individuals in his longitudinal study of worker alienation, but called his study a panel study.
• D)Jack mistakenly called his unit of analysis organizations, but it was really social artifacts in his study of humor.
• E)Mary applied the reasons for why her cousin, Jane, failed her driving test to all persons who failed their driving tests.

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Definitions:

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