What do search engine optimization, airline schedules and standardized testing have in common? They are all vulnerable to Goodhart’s law, the idea that when a metric becomes a target it ceases to be a good metric.
In this episode Michael Stumborg and Timothy Blasius join John to discuss their report, “Goodhart’s Law: Recognizing and Mitigating the Manipulation of Measures in Analysis.”
Michael Stumborg is a Principal Research Scientist with CNA’s Strike and Air Warfare Program).
Timothy Blasius is a Senior Research Scientist with CNA’s Strike and Air Warfare Program). CNA): Goodhart’s Law: Recognizing and Mitigating the Manipulation of Measures in Analysis Army War College): Lying to Ourselves: Dishonesty in the Army Profession
