Re:Goodhart's Law
by dragonwriter on Friday September 17, 2021 @08:05PM
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> I would argue that it's worthwhile to measure as much as you can, insofar as it facilitates orderly decisionmaking processes.
That would be true, if measurement was free. It never is, and it often is quite costly.
What is qualitative measurement? As soon as it is quantitative, it isn't qualitative anymore, is it?
Re:Goodhart's Law
by mumblemumble on Sunday September 19, 2021 @06:52PM
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Here's the first Google hit: https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-difference-between-qual...
The problem is that people tend to think that all measurement is necessarily quantitative. I think that this might be a version of the streetlight effect? Quantitative measurements tend to be much easier to collect and analyze than qualitative measurements. Oftentimes you can let it all run on autopilot, whereas doing good qualitative work always requires concentration, effort, and expertise.