tilastoin

Tilastoin is a Finnish verb form meaning “I am compiling statistics” or more generally “to record statistics.” It is the first-person singular present tense of the verb tilastoida, which denotes the act of collecting, organizing and presenting numerical data. The root tilasto- comes from tilasto (statistic) and the suffix -in marks the present tense for minä.

Usage: Tilastoin describes an ongoing action by the speaker in contexts such as research, public administration, journalism, and data analytics. It is commonly found in sentences like “Minä tilastoin tämän aineiston” to indicate that the speaker is currently processing data. The related forms include tilastoinnin (the genitive/partitive form of the noun indicating the act of statistical work) and tilastointi, which denotes the process of producing statistics, as well as tilastoida, the infinitive form.

Distinctions: Tilastoin is distinct from tilastoida (the broader act of creating statistics) and tilastointi (the process or activity). The noun tilasto typically refers to a single statistic or data point, while tilastotiede refers to the science or field of statistics.

See also: tilasto, tilastoida, tilastointi, tilastotiede.