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Catalyst California (formerly Advancement Project California) advocates for racial justice by building power and transforming public systems.

09.13.24
How to Meaningfully Visualize Imperfect Race Data

Data plays an increasingly vital role in all kinds of decision-making, from where we eat lunch to how much funding our school district receives. As data analysts and users, we all have a responsibility to root our work in the most authentic stories represented by data. Paying close attention to the limitations of race data is crucial. The largest data collection agency in the United States, the Census Bureau, has a history of racial politics and xenophobia

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