Exercise 1.13 p. 14 (Introduction to Probability, 2nd ed.)
Number of simulated days3650
Expected number of births in Large Hospital100
Expected number of births in Small Hospital20
Percentage of Male births per day
(for which the probability is computed)
0.6
#Females births in Large Hospital182737
#Males births in Large Hospital182263
#Female births in Small Hospital36478
#Male births in Small Hospital36522
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.0178082191780822
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.135342465753425
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital6.5
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital49.4