Correlating Performance Metrics with Error Rates

Learn how to connect performance monitoring with error tracking to identify root causes and improve user experience.

MetricPoints Team
September 13, 2025

Connecting Performance and Errors

Performance issues often correlate with errors. By analyzing both metrics together, you can identify root causes and improve overall application health.

Key Correlations to Monitor

Several performance metrics correlate strongly with error rates:

Important Correlations

  • Page load time vs. JavaScript errors
  • API response time vs. server errors
  • Memory usage vs. application crashes
  • Database query time vs. database errors
  • CDN performance vs. resource loading errors

Implementation Strategy

To correlate performance and error data, you need to:

Correlation Implementation

  • Use consistent session/user identifiers
  • Implement distributed tracing
  • Collect performance metrics alongside errors
  • Set up real-time correlation analysis
  • Create dashboards showing both metrics

Analysis Techniques

Use statistical analysis to identify meaningful correlations:

Correlation Analysis

  • Time-series analysis of performance vs. error rates
  • Statistical correlation coefficients
  • Anomaly detection for unusual patterns
  • Regression analysis for predictive insights
  • Machine learning for pattern recognition

Tags

Performance Correlation Analytics

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