Exercise 1.13 p. 14 (Introduction to Probability, 2nd ed.)
Number of simulated days1825
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 Hospital40916
#Males births in Large Hospital41209
#Female births in Small Hospital13750
#Male births in Small Hospital13625
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.0767123287671233
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.145205479452055
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital28
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital53