On 2017 Jan 21, Thomas Heston commented:

This appears to be a classic example of the Hawthorne Effect, i.e. what gets examined tends to improve (http://www.economist.com/node/12510632). The conclusion of this research seems to be that focusing on a problem by providing feedback tends to improve that problem, compared to doing nothing.

On 2017 Jan 21, Thomas Heston commented:

This appears to be a classic example of the Hawthorne Effect, i.e. what gets examined tends to improve (http://www.economist.com/node/12510632). The conclusion of this research seems to be that focusing on a problem by providing feedback tends to improve that problem, compared to doing nothing.