Part B: Predicting Relationships between two quantitative variables.Assume you have been asked to predict the number of houses a particular realtor will sell this year andyou have the following set of variables for the Mount Pleasant realtors. Use this information to respondto the questions below.GoalTrying to predict thenumber of houses arealtor will sell in thecurrent year. (Assumeit's the end of June soyou have data for thefirst half of this year.)Available InformationMarital status of the realtorExperience (years)Number of recommendations from clientsNumber of listings in the previous yearYear-to-date number of listings in the current yearNumber of houses sold in the previous yearClient satisfaction ratingAverage number of hours worked per week as a realtor during thecurrent year (many realtors sell houses part-time or on the side)Average number of hours worked per week in a non-real estate jobduring the current yearNumber of vacation days taken during the current yearNumber of co-workers in the realtor's real estate officeNumber of children the realtor still has at homeNumber of pets the realtor hasFrom that list of options select a variable that you think will have:1. a positive linear relationship with "number of houses sold in the current year". Explain/justifyyour response.2.a negative linear relationship with "number of houses sold in the current year". Explain/justifyyour response.3. almost no linear relationship with "number of houses sold in the current year". Explain/justifyyour response.Your answers will go in the appropriate sections below. You are trying to predict the number of houses a particular realtor will sell in the current year. Choosefrom the variables given in the assignment to complete the following tables:1. Positive relationshipDirection of expectedrelationshipPositive relationshipChoice of variableWhy do you think this variable will have a positive relationship with the number of houses a realtorwill sell in the current year?Expected strength (none,weak, moderate, strong)In the space below, explain your choice for the strength of the relationship.1. Negative RelationshipDirection of expectedrelationshipNegative relationshipChoice of variableExpected strength (none,weak, moderate, strong)Why do you think this variable will have a negative relationship with the number of houses a realtorwill sell in the current year?In the space below, explain your choice for the strength of the relationship.

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Part B: Predicting Relationships between two quantitative variables.Assume you have been asked to predict the number of houses a particular realtor will sell this year andyou have the following set of variables for the Mount Pleasant realtors. Use this information to respondto the questions below.GoalTrying to predict thenumber of houses arealtor will sell in thecurrent year. (Assumeit's the end of June soyou have data for thefirst half of this year.)Available InformationMarital status of the realtorExperience (years)Number of recommendations from clientsNumber of listings in the previous yearYear-to-date number of listings in the current yearNumber of houses sold in the previous yearClient satisfaction ratingAverage number of hours worked per week as a realtor during thecurrent year (many realtors sell houses part-time or on the side)Average number of hours worked per week in a non-real estate jobduring the current yearNumber of vacation days taken during the current yearNumber of co-workers in the realtor's real estate officeNumber of children the realtor still has at homeNumber of pets the realtor hasFrom that list of options select a variable that you think will have:1. a positive linear relationship with &#34;number of houses sold in the current year&#34;. Explain/justifyyour response.2.a negative linear relationship with &#34;number of houses sold in the current year&#34;. Explain/justifyyour response.3. almost no linear relationship with &#34;number of houses sold in the current year&#34;. Explain/justifyyour response.Your answers will go in the appropriate sections below. You are trying to predict the number of houses a particular realtor will sell in the current year. Choosefrom the variables given in the assignment to complete the following tables:1. Positive relationshipDirection of expectedrelationshipPositive relationshipChoice of variableWhy do you think this variable will have a positive relationship with the number of houses a realtorwill sell in the current year?Expected strength (none,weak, moderate, strong)In the space below, explain your choice for the strength of the relationship.1. Negative RelationshipDirection of expectedrelationshipNegative relationshipChoice of variableExpected strength (none,weak, moderate, strong)Why do you think this variable will have a negative relationship with the number of houses a realtorwill sell in the current year?In the space below, explain your choice for the strength of the relationship.

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Variable: Average number of hours worked per week as a realtor during the current year (many…