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)
0.8
#Females births in Large Hospital82189
#Males births in Large Hospital82061
#Female births in Small Hospital27397
#Male births in Small Hospital27353
Probability of more than 80 % of male births in Large Hospital1
Probability of more than 80 % of male births in Small Hospital0.983561643835616
#Days per Year when more than 80 % of male births occur in Large Hospital365
#Days per Year when more than 80 % of male births occur in Small Hospital359