Marta decided to hire Nazir for the job of financial analyst because even though his people skills tested somewhat low, he more than made up for it through his technical skills. This is an example of a

D) When the percentage of trees illegally logged goes up, the price of hardwood decreases the following quarter.

Explanation:

A sequence pattern mining refers to finding patterns or features in time sequence. For instance, if the percentage of illegal logging increases in a month, the following month will witness a fall in price of hardwood.