Goodhart's law
adage that when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure
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Goodhart's law
Summary
Goodhart's law is an adage[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of adage entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,959 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Goodhart's law's image is recorded as Charles Goodhart delives the 2012 Long Finance conference keynote speech.JPG[3].
- Goodhart's law's instance of is recorded as adage[4].
- Charles Goodhart is named after Goodhart's law[5].
- Goodhart's law's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0153p5[6].
- Goodhart's law's different from is recorded as cobra effect[7].
- Goodhart's law's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 1934979[8].
- Goodhart's law's Quora topic ID is recorded as Goodharts-Law-1[9].
- Goodhart's law's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778562551[10].
- Goodhart's law's Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID is recorded as zakon-gudkharta-3deeec[11].
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Designation and Status
Goodhart's law's instance of is recorded as adage[4].
History and Context
Charles Goodhart is named after Goodhart's law[5].
Why It Matters
Goodhart's law ranks in the top 5% of adage entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,959 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]