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 Hospital82015
#Males births in Large Hospital82235
#Female births in Small Hospital27404
#Male births in Small Hospital27346
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.069041095890411
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.154246575342466
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital25.2
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital56.3