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Goodhart's law: a standalone construct

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Social science methodology

the warning that when a measure becomes a target it ceases to be a good measure.

In social science methodology, Goodhart's law refers to the warning that when a measure becomes a target it ceases to be a good measure. This meaning comes from Strathern (1997) in European Review.[1]

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References

Strathern, M. (1997). ‘Improving ratings’: audit in the British University system. European Review, 5(3), 305-321. https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1234-981x(199707)5:3<305::aid-euro184>3.0.co;2-4

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