In a survey about a new immigration law in georgia, "46% of the 132 georgia farmers, agricultural processors, and farm service businesses who responded said they were experiencing some degree of labor shortage" (al hackle, "groups seek reform, not repeal," statesboro herald, june 23, 2011). the 132 who responded is

The 132 who responded is the SAMPLE.

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In a survey about a new immigration law in Georgia, "46% of the 132 Georgia farmers, agricultural processors, and farm service businesses who responded said they were experiencing some degree of labor shortage"

So, here the 132 who responded are samples.

Sample is defined as a small part of a surveyed population, that shows what the whole population must be like.

in mathematics, a function is a relationship between two variables such that the value of one of the variables, called the dependent variable, is determined by the value of the other variable, called the independent variable. there is a specific term we use to describe the set of independent variables of a function.