• The number of patients coming to the Healthy Start Maternity clinic has been increasing steadily over the past eight months. You are provided with some historical data as follows: Month Clinic attendance (in thousands) 1 3.4 2 3.9 3 4.5 4 5.0 5 5.8 6 5.9 7 6.5 8 6.7 a. Identify and give a brief explanation of the:- i. Dependent variable ii. Independent variable b. Use simple linear regression to forecast annual demand for months 9 and 10 by using the tabular method to:- i. Derive the values for the intercept and slope. ii. Derive the linear regression equation. iii. Plot the linear regression line. iv Develop a forecast of the clinic attendance for months 9 and 10.