SPLK-1001 Practice Question: Creating Reports, Dashboards and Visualizations
A user wants to create a report that shows the average response time for each web endpoint over the past week. The data has fields: endpoint, response_time. Which search correctly calculates the average?
⚠ Common exam trap
Splunk often tests the distinction between `avg()` and `mean()` — `mean()` is not a valid SPL command, but candidates may confuse it with the statistical term or with SQL syntax, leading them to select Option B.
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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... | stats avg(response_time) by endpoint
The `stats avg(response_time) by endpoint` command calculates the average (mean) of the response_time field for each unique endpoint value. This directly meets the requirement of showing average response time per web endpoint over the past week, assuming the time range is set in the search bar or via an earliest/latest constraint.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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- ✓
... | stats avg(response_time) by endpoint
Why this is correct
Correctly calculates average per endpoint.
- ✗
... | stats mean(response_time) by endpoint
Why it's wrong here
`mean` is not a valid function; use `avg`.
- ✗
... | stats avg(response_time) by _time
Why it's wrong here
Groups by time, not endpoint.
- ✗
... | eval avg=sum(response_time)/count | stats values(avg) by endpoint
Why it's wrong here
Overcomplicated and incorrect.
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