The Bar Charts Below Depict the Marital Statuses of Americans

Multiple Choice

The bar charts below depict the marital statuses of Americans, separated by gender. Which bar chart shows more variability in marital status? Why?

A) The female bar chart shows more variability because many of the observations fall into one category ("Married") .
B) The female bar chart shows more variability because there are more observations in the different categories than there are for males.
C) The male bar chart shows more variability because many of the observations fall into one category ("Married") .
D) The male bar chart shows more variability because there are more observations in the different categories than there are for females.