Exercise 1.13 p. 14 (Introduction to Probability, 2nd ed.)
Number of simulated days2920
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 Hospital65791
#Males births in Large Hospital65609
#Female births in Small Hospital21844
#Male births in Small Hospital21956
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.0626712328767123
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.158561643835616
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital22.875
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital57.875