Question

determining independent and dependent variables
interpret the independent and dependent variables of these two bivariate data collections

1. a baseball players homeruns according to years played

independent variable is years played
dependent variable is homeruns

1. texting speed by characters per minute according to time in minutes

independent variable is
dependent varia texts characters texting speed time

Explanation:

An independent variable is the one that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment to test the effects on the dependent variable. A dependent variable is the variable being tested and measured. In the context of "texting speed by characters per minute according to time in minutes", the time in minutes is what we can control (independent variable) and the texting speed (which depends on the time) is the dependent variable.

Answer:

Independent variable is time. Dependent variable is texting speed.