Statistical Processing (Splunk)
Course Overview

The Statistical Processing course is an intermediate-level, single-subject training program designed to elevate a user's Search Processing Language (SPL) skills from basic search syntax to advanced data manipulation and reporting. Focused squarely on the analytical side of Splunk, this course teaches data analysts, security professionals, and administrators how to transform raw, unstructured event logs into organized statistical tables, charts, and dashboards. Participants gain a deep understanding of data series structures, learning how to categorize and handle single-series, multi-series, and time-series data to properly align their reporting with specific business metrics.

Throughout the curriculum, students master transforming commands like stats, chart, and timechart, while learning how to use functions such as count, sum, avg, and distinct count (dc) to aggregate massive datasets. The course places a heavy emphasis on the eval command, demonstrating how to perform complex mathematical calculations and clean data strings dynamically during a search. Additionally, participants learn how to nest eval functions directly inside statistical command blocks and explore advanced processing variations like eventstats and streamstats. By the end of the training, students are fully equipped to build high-performance dashboard visualizations that communicate clear, actionable insights to executive stakeholders.

Category

ID

Duration

Level

Price

Splunk

13866

1 Day(s)

Intermediate

$500.00

Questions?

This course is part of the following Certifications:
• Splunk Core Certified Power User
• Splunk Core Certified User

To be successful, students should have a solid understanding of the following:
• How Splunk works
• Creating search queries

Statistical Processing (Splunk)

Class Schedule

Live Online

Location Date Time Register
Live - Online 09/08/2026 - 09/08/2026 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT Register
Live - Online 09/14/2026 - 09/14/2026 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM PDT Register

Course Overview

The Statistical Processing course is an intermediate-level, single-subject training program designed to elevate a user's Search Processing Language (SPL) skills from basic search syntax to advanced data manipulation and reporting. Focused squarely on the analytical side of Splunk, this course teaches data analysts, security professionals, and administrators how to transform raw, unstructured event logs into organized statistical tables, charts, and dashboards. Participants gain a deep understanding of data series structures, learning how to categorize and handle single-series, multi-series, and time-series data to properly align their reporting with specific business metrics.

Throughout the curriculum, students master transforming commands like stats, chart, and timechart, while learning how to use functions such as count, sum, avg, and distinct count (dc) to aggregate massive datasets. The course places a heavy emphasis on the eval command, demonstrating how to perform complex mathematical calculations and clean data strings dynamically during a search. Additionally, participants learn how to nest eval functions directly inside statistical command blocks and explore advanced processing variations like eventstats and streamstats. By the end of the training, students are fully equipped to build high-performance dashboard visualizations that communicate clear, actionable insights to executive stakeholders.

Course Objectives

In this course, you will learn to:
• Differentiate Data Series Types: Identify and analyze the distinct structural behaviors of single-series, multi-series, and time series datasets
• Transform Raw Events into Tables: Utilize transforming commands—including chart, timechart, top, and rare—to convert raw event flows into structured data matrices.
• Enforce Statistical Aggregations: Define advanced data aggregation principles and use the core stats command to synthesize massive datasets into localized trends.
• Deploy Statistical Sub-functions: Master foundational statistics functions (such as count, sum, avg, min, max, and dc) inside processing commands.
• Manipulate Fields with Eval Calculations: Perform mathematical and statistical calculations, clean string values, and handle field concatenations using the eval command.
• Nest Functions for Advanced Scope: Combine the analytical power of the eval command as an inline function mapped directly inside stats processing blocks.
• Format Output Report Interfaces: Restructure layout formats, change column alignments, and refine naming configurations to optimize dashboards for business consumption.
• Compare Advanced Processing Methods: Understand the execution differences between structural calculation alternatives like stats, eventstats, streamstats, and tstats.

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