Consider crime statistics: the data on which a computer will base its predictions may reflect factors logically not connected with particular defendants: arrest patterns that match or do not match the characteristics of the accused person; the impact of poverty or race on conviction rates of people «comparable» to the accused; hard - to - quantify characteristics of accused or convicted people like educational achievement or religious practices. (slaw.ca)
Negligence law applies to cases that arise out of injuries or deaths caused by a failure to exercise the care required by particular defendants toward those they have injured. (killinofirmwestpalm.com)
For example, while no one particular defendant's negligence alone may be sufficient to have caused the plaintiff's injuries, the collective negligence of multiple defendants may have caused the plaintiff's injuries. (bonnlaw.ca)