14. An epidemiologist observes that communities with higher consumption of red meat also have higher rates of colorectal cancer. What is the critical limitation of drawing causal conclusions from this technical study type?
A.
It is a definitive causal link.
B.
This is an ecological study, prone to the ecological fallacy, where group-level associations may not apply to individuals.
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C.
The sample size is too small.
D.
There are too many variables.
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It is a definitive causal link.
This is an ecological study, prone to the ecological fallacy, where group-level associations may not apply to individuals.
