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 Hospital821627
#Males births in Large Hospital820873
#Female births in Small Hospital273590
#Male births in Small Hospital273910
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.0661917808219178
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.153123287671233
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital24.16
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital55.89