Exercise 1.13 p. 14 (Introduction to Probability, 2nd ed.)
Number of simulated days2555
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 Hospital57405
#Males births in Large Hospital57570
#Female births in Small Hospital19173
#Male births in Small Hospital19152
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.0716242661448141
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.151076320939335
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital26.1428571428571
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital55.1428571428571