Exercise 1.13 p. 14 (Introduction to Probability, 2nd ed.)
Number of simulated days2555
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 Hospital57732
#Males births in Large Hospital57243
#Female births in Small Hospital19168
#Male births in Small Hospital19157
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.0669275929549902
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.153816046966732
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital24.4285714285714
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital56.1428571428571