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 Hospital65820
#Males births in Large Hospital65580
#Female births in Small Hospital21666
#Male births in Small Hospital22134
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.073972602739726
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.162671232876712
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital27
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital59.375