Splunk Core Certified User Practice Exam

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Which command is used to display the average value of a field?

avg
mean
stats
calculate

The correct answer is: stats

The command that is primarily used to display the average value of a field in Splunk is "stats." The "stats" command allows users to perform various statistical operations, including calculating the average (mean) of a specified field. By using the syntax `stats avg(fieldname)`, you can retrieve the average value of the given field across the events in the search results. While "avg" and "mean" are often used in statistical contexts to refer to the average of a set of values, they are not standalone commands in Splunk. Instead, they are functions or terms that can be utilized within the broader "stats" command. The "calculate" option is not a recognized command in Splunk for computing statistics. Overall, "stats" is the correct and most powerful command for generating various statistical metrics, including averages, and is essential for analytical tasks in Splunk.