Title: Ecological inference
Description: This paper considers the possible effects of making inferences about individuals from aggregate data. It assumes a knowledge of regression analysis, and explores the utility of techniques designed to make the inferences in causal modelling more reliable, including a comparison between ecological regression models and ecological correlation.
Subjects: Statistical methods, Mathematical models, Social sciences, Sciences sociales, Probability, Okologie, Aggregation, Modeles mathematiques, Methodes statistiques, Statistische methoden, Statistik, Human ecology, Inférence (Logique), Méthodes statistiques