A poll is to be conducted a few weeks before a state election to determine which of two candidates running for governor has greater support. The polling organization will randomly select 500 registered voters in the state to poll. It will record each person's response in a variable called "Preference," with possible values of Candidate A, Candidate B, Other). What is the population of interest? the 500 registered voters all residents of the state all registered voters who support Candidate A all registered voters in the state Candidate A, Candidate B, and Other

The population of interest is all the residents of the state.

Step-by-step explanation:

The term 'population of interest' is defined as the population under study from which the sample is drawn to make conclusions about the said population.

For instance, if a school principal wants to know the average SAT score for the students of his school, then his population of interest will be all the students of the school.

In this scenario a poll is conducted to determine which candidate, running for the governor's seat, has more support.

The sample of 500 registered voters are selected from the state for the poll.

This implies that the population under study consists of all the people of the state.

Thus, the population of interest in this case are all the residents of the state.

The correct option is: all the residents of the state.