Exercise 1.13 p. 14 (Introduction to Probability, 2nd ed.)
Number of simulated days36500
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 Hospital820955
#Males births in Large Hospital821545
#Female births in Small Hospital273763
#Male births in Small Hospital273737
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.0662739726027397
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.151616438356164
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital24.19
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital55.34