Exercise 1.13 p. 14 (Introduction to Probability, 2nd ed.)
Number of simulated days365
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 Hospital8305
#Males births in Large Hospital8120
#Female births in Small Hospital2664
#Male births in Small Hospital2811
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.89041095890411
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.202739726027397
#Days per Year when less than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital325
#Days per Year when less than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital74