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 Hospital27152
#Male births in Small Hospital27598
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.0704109589041096
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.159178082191781
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital25.7
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital58.1