A Highway Department Would Like to Repair a Certain Highway

Essay

A highway department would like to repair a certain highway during the slowest part of a day to help minimize traffic congestion. Because it would be impossible to monitor the traffic flow on every day, they monitor how many vehicles pass on this highway during one particular day. Based on these results the department decides when to repair the highway. Describe the population and sample in this problem.
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