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 Hospital8076
#Males births in Large Hospital8349
#Female births in Small Hospital2707
#Male births in Small Hospital2768
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.084931506849315
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.158904109589041
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital31
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital58