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 Hospital81999
#Males births in Large Hospital82251
#Female births in Small Hospital27385
#Male births in Small Hospital27365
Probability of less than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.883013698630137
Probability of less than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.693698630136986
#Days per Year when less than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital322.3
#Days per Year when less than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital253.2