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
where Demand (in thousands) and Retail price per carat (dollars).
This model was fit to data collected for a sample of 12 rare gems. A portion of the printout is given below:
Is there sufficient evidence to indicate the model is useful for predicting the demand for the gem? Use .
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