Exercise 1.13 p. 14 (Introduction to Probability, 2nd ed.)
Number of simulated days365
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 Hospital8224
#Males births in Large Hospital8201
#Female births in Small Hospital2755
#Male births in Small Hospital2720
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.063013698630137
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.167123287671233
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital23
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital61