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 Hospital41146
#Males births in Large Hospital40979
#Female births in Small Hospital13715
#Male births in Small Hospital13660
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.067945205479452
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.146301369863014
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital24.8
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital53.4