SPLK-1002 Advanced Searching and Statistics Practice Question
Which TWO commands can be used to perform statistical aggregations on streaming events without creating a separate search results set?
⚠ Common exam trap
Splunk often tests the distinction between commands that produce a new results set (stats, chart, timechart) versus those that augment the existing event stream (streamstats, eventstats), and the trap here is that candidates confuse eventstats with stats, thinking both create separate outputs.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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streamstats
C is correct because streamstats performs statistical aggregations on streaming events in real-time as they arrive, without creating a separate search results set. It computes windowed statistics (e.g., running sum, moving average) on the event stream itself, appending the result to each event. D is correct because eventstats also operates on the current event set, computing aggregations and adding the results as new fields to each event without generating a separate output set.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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timechart
Why it's wrong here
timechart creates a time-based chart, not streaming.
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stats
Why it's wrong here
stats creates a new summary table, not streaming.
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streamstats
Why this is correct
streamstats adds stats to each event as the results stream, preserving all events.
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eventstats
Why this is correct
eventstats adds stats to each event in the existing results.
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chart
Why it's wrong here
chart creates a new table, not streaming.
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