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A researcher infers one Georgian’s living conditions from statewide density. What is the main problem?

County governments determine every household’s density
State population can never be estimated
Density must always be measured in dollars
An individual conclusion is drawn from an aggregate measure

County governments determine every household's density
State population can never be estimated
Density must always be measured in dollars
An individual conclusion is drawn from an aggregate measure

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Inferring an individual Georgian's living conditions from statewide density is an ecological inference error.

Aggregate averages do not describe every member of the population. A statewide figure cannot establish one person's housing, neighborhood, or access to services, even when the average itself has been calculated correctly.

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