In these two questions there are the independent possibilities of
rising falling or staying the same and the same for
. In the latter case, while for the two inequalities the meaning is clear and based (with high confidence) on an adequate test sample, what the precise meaning would be for equality is not clear.
In any case, the options are not complete (there are 5 of 9), so presumably what is wanted is the greatest from those offered, regardless of whether it is actually the most frequent possibility?
In any case, could you clarify the precise meaning of the fifth option?