Exercise 1.13 p. 14 (Introduction to Probability, 2nd ed.)
Number of simulated days3650
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 Hospital81928
#Males births in Large Hospital82322
#Female births in Small Hospital27405
#Male births in Small Hospital27345
Probability of less than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.888219178082192
Probability of less than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.702465753424658
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital324.2
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital256.4