Statistiliste

Statistiliste is the genitive plural form of the Estonian adjective statistiline, meaning "statistical." It is used to modify a noun that appears in the genitive case, signaling a relationship such as “of statistical …” or describing content, sources, or attributes in a noun phrase. The form reflects Estonian adjective declension, where adjectives agree with the noun in case and number.

In practice, statistiliste is most commonly seen in academic, governmental, and data-focused writing. It appears before nouns like andmete (data), tulemuste (results), or meetodite (methods), for example statistiliste andmete analüüs (the analysis of statistical data), statistiliste tulemuste esitamine (presentation of statistical results), or statistiliste meetodite rakendamine (application of statistical methods). These phrases are typical in reports, articles, and studies that summarize, compare, or interpret numerical findings.

Etymologically, statistiline derives from statistika (statistics) and the larger family of Estonian scientific vocabulary borrowed from international terms. As with other Estonian adjectives, statistiline changes form to agree with the associated noun; statistiliste is the specific form used when the noun is in the genitive case, enabling precise, compact descriptive phrases in formal Estonian.

Overall, statistiliste is a routine, utility-filled inflected form rather than a standalone lexical item, serving to connect statistical content with the nouns that carry meaning in official and scholarly Estonian texts.