Splunk Fundamentals 1 Practice Exam

Which stats function is used to determine the average value of a field?

1. total

2. average

3. median

4. sum

The correct answer is: average

The choice of "average" as the stats function to determine the average value of a field is accurate because the average function specifically computes the arithmetic mean of the specified values. In Splunk, this function takes a set of numerical data points and divides their sum by the number of points, effectively providing a measure of central tendency that reflects the typical value within that dataset. The other functions have different purposes. The "total" function calculates the sum of the specified field, but it does not provide an average. The "median" function, while it provides a measure of central tendency, does so by identifying the middle value of a dataset rather than the average. Lastly, the "sum" function also works to aggregate data by adding all the values of a field together, but it does not yield an average. Thus, "average" is the clear and appropriate choice for finding the mean of values in a specific field.