Given the graph of $y = f(x)$ below, answer all of the following questions.

(a) List the distinct, nonoverlapping, open intervals where $f$ is increasing. Separate your answers with commas.
(b) List the distinct, nonoverlapping, open intervals where $f$ is decreasing. Separate answers with commas.
(c) List the distinct $y$-values of the local maximums, if any exist:
(d) List the distinct $y$-values of the local minimums, if any exist:
(e) Find the $y$-value of the absolute maximum, if it exists:
(f) Find the $y$-value of the absolute minimum, if it exists: