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)
0.6
#Females births in Large Hospital81977
#Males births in Large Hospital82273
#Female births in Small Hospital27384
#Male births in Small Hospital27366
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.0761643835616438
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.144931506849315
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital27.8
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital52.9