nüfustan

Nüfustan is the ablative form of the Turkish noun nüfus, meaning “population.” The term is used to indicate origin or source in phrases that refer to data or information drawn from the entire population rather than from a subset or sample. In statistical and demographic writing, nüfustan elde edilen veriler (data obtained from the population) is a common construction, contrasting with data derived from a sample (örneklemden elde edilen veriler).

Etymology and morphology: The word nüfus means population, and the ablative case is formed by adding an ablative suffix to the stem, resulting in nüfustan. This form follows Turkish patterning for indicating origin, similar to insan’dan (from a person) or şehir’den (from the city).

Usage: Nüfustan is found in formal reporting, research methodology sections, and policy documents where it is important to distinguish data sourced from the entire population from data drawn from samples. Typical collocations include nüfustan elde edilen veriler and nüfustan çıkarılan sonuçlar. When the intention is to describe data from a sample, Turkish commonly uses örneklemden elde edilen veriler instead.

Limitations: The phrase presumes data from the whole population. For studies based on samples, Turkish tends to specify the data as örneklemden elde edilen veriler or benzer formulations to avoid ambiguity.

See also: nüfus, istatistik, demografi, örneklem.