Consider the following statements about the polynomial $\mathrm { p } ( x )$, where $a < b$ :
I $\quad \mathrm { p } ( a ) \leq \mathrm { p } ( b )$
II $\quad \mathrm { p } ^ { \prime } ( a ) \leq \mathrm { p } ^ { \prime } ( b )$
III $\mathrm { p } ^ { \prime \prime } ( a ) \leq \mathrm { p } ^ { \prime \prime } ( b )$
Which of these statements is a necessary condition for $\mathrm { p } ( x )$ to be increasing for $a \leq x \leq b$ ?