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 Hospital41071
#Males births in Large Hospital41054
#Female births in Small Hospital13634
#Male births in Small Hospital13741
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.075068493150685
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.163287671232877
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital27.4
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital59.6