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 Hospital8148
#Males births in Large Hospital8277
#Female births in Small Hospital2719
#Male births in Small Hospital2756
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.0712328767123288
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 Hospital26
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital61