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 Hospital81608
#Males births in Large Hospital82642
#Female births in Small Hospital27135
#Male births in Small Hospital27615
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.0775342465753425
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.157260273972603
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital28.3
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital57.4