Exercise 1.13 p. 14 (Introduction to Probability, 2nd ed.)
Number of simulated days2920
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 Hospital65864
#Males births in Large Hospital65536
#Female births in Small Hospital21892
#Male births in Small Hospital21908
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.0667808219178082
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.155821917808219
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital24.375
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital56.875