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 Hospital82206
#Males births in Large Hospital82044
#Female births in Small Hospital27329
#Male births in Small Hospital27421
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.0613698630136986
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.15013698630137
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital22.4
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital54.8