For the Following Crosstable, Answer These Questions -Which Is the Independent Variable and Which Is the Dependent

For the following crosstable, answer these questions:
$\begin{array}{|l|c|c}\hline \begin{array}{c}\text { Count } \\\text { Percent }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { White } \\\text { Males }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { Males of } \\\text { Color }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Junior } & 55 & 36\\\text { College or } & 28.4 & 56.3 \\\text { less }\\\hline\text { College or } & 139 & 28 \\\text { more } & 71.6 & 43.8\\\hline \text { Totals } & 194 & 64 \\& 40.9 & 13.5 \\\hline\end{array}\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { White } \\\text { Females }\end{array} &{\text { Females of }} & \text { Total } \\\hline 128 & 30 & 249 \\72.7 & 75.0 & 52.5 \\& & \\\hline 48 & 10 & 225 \\27.3 & 25.0 & 47.5 \\\hline 176 & 40 & 474 \\37.1 & 8.4 & 100.0 \\\hline\end{array}$
-Which is the independent variable and which is the dependent variable?