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 Hospital8303
#Males births in Large Hospital8122
#Female births in Small Hospital2715
#Male births in Small Hospital2760
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.0438356164383562
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.161643835616438
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital16
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital59