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I see, thanks. I think they should have just said distributions are skewed, and skewed differently, if thats what they mean.

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Using the term 'ecological fallacy' does exactly that. It is a specific, formal term. A common subtype is called Simpson's Paradox, and that comes up frequently as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson%27s_paradox

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