Types of fallacy in multi-level research (taken from Diez-Roux30)
| Unit of analysis | Level of inference | Type of fallacy |
| Group | Individual | Ecological |
| Individual | Group | Atomistic2-150 |
| Individual: relevant group level variables excluded | Individual | Psychologistic2-150 |
| Group: relevant individual level variables excluded | Group | Sociologistic |
↵2-150 Also called individualistic by some authors.