Exercise 1.13 p. 14 (Introduction to Probability, 2nd ed.)
Number of simulated days2190
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 Hospital49317
#Males births in Large Hospital49233
#Female births in Small Hospital16411
#Male births in Small Hospital16439
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.0643835616438356
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.154337899543379
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital23.5
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital56.3333333333333