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A visitor information centre records enquiries each quarter. The plot shows values in enquiries

Cartesian plot with horizontal axis Quarter and vertical axis Visitor enquiries; values use enquiries. The window is Quarter 1 to 13 and Visitor enquiries 550 to 850. The plotted coordinates are (1, 728), (2, 722), (3, 791), (4, 705), (5, 690), (6, 683), (7, 670), (8, 653), (9, 643), (10, 635), (11, 630), (12, 610), (13, 620). Consecutive coordinates are joined by straight segments.2022 Q32023 Q32024 Q32025 Q3550600650700750800850QuarterVisitor enquiries
Recorded values in period order
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State the overall direction shown across the full period

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Decide whether the plot contains an isolated departure with a return to the nearby pattern

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Which description best matches the departure near 2023 Q1?

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Select a possible source of the one-off departure; this does not prove its cause