Exercise 1.13 p. 14 (Introduction to Probability, 2nd ed.)
Number of simulated days3650
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)
0.8
#Females births in Large Hospital81983
#Males births in Large Hospital82267
#Female births in Small Hospital27160
#Male births in Small Hospital27590
Probability of more than 80 % of male births in Large Hospital0.000273972602739726
Probability of more than 80 % of male births in Small Hospital0.00383561643835616
#Days per Year when more than 80 % of male births occur in Large Hospital0.1
#Days per Year when more than 80 % of male births occur in Small Hospital1.4