Cause Of Death Affects Racial Classification Essay

In the article “Cause of Death Affects Racial Classification on Death Certificates” written by Andrew Noymer, Andrew M. Penner, and Aliya Saperstein they investigate if the causes of death has an impact on racial classification on death certificates. To their surprise the results of this study, showed a link between how people are racially seen and “seemingly non-racial characteristics” such as cause of death. The authors informed the reader of the challenge faced in conducting this study such as the inconsistencies in the data of race in sources. These inconsistencies raise the question of which “measure of race should be considered correct”? The outhors the indicate there goal in this study is not on the this level of inconsistency but rather