Exercise 1.13 p. 14 (Introduction to Probability, 2nd ed.)
Number of simulated days1825
Expected number of births in Large Hospital45
Expected number of births in Small Hospital15
Percentage of Male births per day
(for which the probability is computed)
0.6
#Females births in Large Hospital40841
#Males births in Large Hospital41284
#Female births in Small Hospital13713
#Male births in Small Hospital13662
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.0783561643835616
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.153424657534247
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital28.6
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital56