I think it is D. the middle kingdom.
I think, it helps their imagination and them grow
The total number of unemployed people is the statistic.
Explanation:
The number of unemployed people is defined by the number of people who do not have a job but are actively seeking employment.
This also has a filter on the total population against the age limit below which it is not legally permissible to work.
So, considering all these filters have been met in the description of the statistic mentioned in the question it is easy to assume that this statistic is about the total number of people who are unemployed in an area or a country.
Probably a billion pieces to be honest
Proximate cause is the determination that the defendant's breach of duty resulted directly in the plaintiff's injury
A defense to negligence. An unforeseeable event that interrupts the causal chain between the defendant's breach of duty and the damages the plaintiff suffered. Allow the defendant to avoid liability because they are evidence that the defendant's breach of duty was not the proximate cause of the plaintiff's injuries.