A market researcher wants to estimate the amount of money that a Christmas shopper will spend on Christmas presents. The largest sample size should she take to be 99% confident that her error will be less than $2, knowing the standard deviation is $30.

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A market researcher wants to estimate the amount of money that a Christmas shopper will spend on Christmas presents. The largest sample size should she take to be 99% confident that her error will be less than $2, knowing the standard deviation is $30.

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