A Certain Type of Rare Gem Serves as a Status $$E ( y ) = \beta _ { 0 } + \beta _ { 1 } x + \beta _ { 2 } x ^ { 2 }$$

question 112

Multiple Choice

A certain type of rare gem serves as a status symbol for many of its owners. In theory, for low prices, the demand decreases as the price of the gem increases. However, experts hypothesize that
When the gem is valued at very high prices, the demand increases with price due to the status the
Owners believe they gain by obtaining the gem. Thus, the model proposed to best explain the
Demand for the gem by its price is the quadratic model $$E ( y ) = \beta _ { 0 } + \beta _ { 1 } x + \beta _ { 2 } x ^ { 2 }$$
where $y =$ Demand (in thousands) and $x =$ Retail price per carat (dollars) .
This model was fit to data collected for a sample of 12 rare gems.
$\begin{array} { l r r r r } & \text { PARAMETER } & & \text { T for HO: } & \\ \text { VARIABLES } & \text { ESTIMATES } & \text { STD. ERROR } & \text { PARAMETER } = 0 & \text { PR } > | \mathrm { T } | \\ \text { INTERPCEP } & 286.42 & 9.66 & 29.64 & .0001 \\ \mathrm { X } & - .31 & .06 & - 5.14 & .0006 \\ \mathrm { X } \cdot \mathrm { X } & .000067 & .00007 & .95 & .3647 \end{array}$
Does there appear to be upward curvature in the response curve relating $y$ (demand) to $x$ (retail price) ?

• A) Yes, since the value of \(\beta _ { 2 }\) is positive.
• B) No, since the \(p\)-value for the test is greater than .10.
• C) No, since the value of \(\beta _ { 2 }\) is near 0 .
• D) Yes, since the \(p\)-value for the test is less than .01.

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