Is the number of points scored during a basketball game a discrete random variable, a continuous random variable, or not a random variable? a. it is a continuous random variable. b. it is a discrete random variable. c. it is not a random variable.

Option (B) is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

The number of points scored during a basketball game is a discrete random variable.

Discrete Random variable:

A discrete random variable is a variable whose value can be evaluated by counting. It is also referred as a countable and finite values. Examples of discrete random variable are as follows:

-The quantity of runs scored during a ball game  

- Number of hits a site gets during seven days  

- Number of lights that wear out in the following year in a stay with 13 bulbs  

- Number of pigeons in a city  

- Number of free-toss endeavors before the principal shot is missed

Option b is correct

Step-by-step explanation:

The number of points scored

During the basketball game

false

step-by-step explanation:

4y - 6 + 4y^2 - 9

before simplifying this contains 4 terms

after simplifying

4y -15 + 4y^2

it contains 3 terms