System and method for monitoring performance metrics

A method for identifying at least one metric associated with a key metric to emphasize an obscured relationship therebetween, the method comprising the steps of:

• determining a plurality of potential metrics previously correlated with the key metric, the plurality of potential metrics including a first potential metric and a remainder of potential metrics;
• and
• selecting as the at least one associated metric the first potential metric previously correlated to a predetermined percentage of the remainder of the plurality of potential metrics.

A method for identifying at least one metric associated with a key metric to emphasize an obscured relationship therebetween, the method comprising the steps of:

• determining a plurality of potential metrics previously correlated with the key metric, the plurality of potential metrics including a first potential metric and a remainder of potential metrics;
• and
• selecting as the at least one associated metric a metric previously correlated to a predetermined percentage of the plurality of potential metrics.

An article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for identifying at least one metric associated with a key metric, the computer readable program code in the article of manufacture including:

• computer readable code for determining a plurality of potential metrics previously correlated with the key metric, the plurality of potential metrics including a first potential metric and a remainder of potential metrics;
• and
• computer readable code for selecting as the at least one associated metric the first potential metric previously correlated to a predetermined percentage of the remainder of the plurality of potential metrics.

A program storage medium readable by a computer, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for identifying at least one metric associated with a key metric, the method steps comprising:

• determining a plurality of potential metrics previously correlated with the key metric, the plurality of potential metrics including a first potential metric and a remainder of potential metrics;
• and
• selecting as the at least one associated metric the first potential metric previously correlated to a predetermined percentage of the remainder of the plurality of potential metrics.

An article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for identifying at least one metric associated with a key metric, the computer readable program code in the article of manufacture including:

• computer readable code for determining a plurality of potential metrics previously correlated with the key metric, the plurality of potential metrics including a first potential metric and a remainder of potential metrics;
• and
• computer readable code for selecting as the at least one associated metric a metric previously correlated to a predetermined percentage of the plurality of potential metrics.

A program storage medium readable by a computer, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for identifying at least one metric associated with a key metric, the method steps comprising:

• determining a plurality of potential metrics previously correlated with the key metric, the plurality of potential metrics including a first potential metric and a remainder of potential metrics;
• and
• selecting as the at least one associated metric a metric previously correlated to a predetermined percentage of the plurality of potential metrics.

A system for identifying at least one metric associated with a key metric, the system comprising:

• means for determining a plurality of potential metrics previously correlated with the key metric, the plurality of potential metrics including a first potential metric and a remainder of potential metrics;
• and
• means for selecting as the at least one associated metric the first potential metric previously correlated to a predetermined percentage of the remainder of the plurality of potential metrics.

A system for identifying at least one metric associated with a key metric, the system comprising:

• means for determining a plurality of potential metrics previously correlated with the key metric, the plurality of potential metrics including a first potential metric and a remainder of potential metrics;
• and
• means for selecting as the at least one associated metric a metric previously correlated to a predetermined percentage of the plurality of potential metrics.

Apparatus for identifying at least one metric associated with a key metric, the apparatus comprising:

• a discriminator that determines a plurality of potential metrics previously correlated with the key metric, the plurality of potential metrics including a first potential metric and a remainder of potential metrics;
• and
• a selector that selects as the at least one associated metric the first potential metric previously correlated to a predetermined percentage of the remainder of the plurality of potential metrics.

Apparatus for identifying at least one metric associated with a key metric, the apparatus comprising:

• a discriminator that determines a plurality of potential metrics previously correlated with the key metric, the plurality of potential metrics including a first potential metric and a remainder of potential metrics;
• and
• a selector that selects as the at least one associated metric a metric previously correlated to a predetermined percentage of the plurality of potential metrics.