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65 Post author: ThinkOfTheChildren 08 April 2013 09:29PM

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Comment author: Kawoomba 09 April 2013 06:24:18AM 6 points [-]

Even an effective program that actually, verifiably works would have its problems: It would (as it stands) target standardized test scores of some sort, which then automatically lose some of their previous reliability as surrogate parameters. That effect has a name, which eludes me, can anyone supply it? (Loss of reliability when a variable is targetted directly and thus becomes subject to manipulations.)

Comment author: JGWeissman 09 April 2013 06:29:55AM 15 points [-]

That effect has a name, which eludes me, can anyone supply it? (Loss of reliability when a variable is targetted directly and thus becomes subject to manipulations.)

You are thinking of Goodhart's Law.

Comment author: Kawoomba 09 April 2013 06:33:08AM 1 point [-]

Cheers!