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An industrial site records its electricity use each month. The plot shows values in MWh

Cartesian plot with horizontal axis Month and vertical axis Electricity use; values use MWh. The window is Month 1 to 12 and Electricity use 600 to 850. The plotted coordinates are (1, 781), (2, 773), (3, 766), (4, 750), (5, 750), (6, 730), (7, 713), (8, 720), (9, 690), (10, 689), (11, 670), (12, 680). Consecutive coordinates are joined by straight segments.2020 Oct2021 Feb2021 May2021 Sep600650700750800850MonthElectricity use
Recorded values in period order
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Which statement best describes the long-term direction of the plotted values?

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Is there one observation that departs from its nearby values and then returns?

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Which description best matches the shorter departures in the plot?