Exercise 1.13 p. 14 (Introduction to Probability, 2nd ed.)
Number of simulated days2920
Expected number of births in Large Hospital110
Expected number of births in Small Hospital25
Percentage of Male births per day
(for which the probability is computed)
0.6
#Females births in Large Hospital160659
#Males births in Large Hospital160541
#Female births in Small Hospital36548
#Male births in Small Hospital36452
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Large Hospital0.011986301369863
Probability of more than 60 % of male births in Small Hospital0.113013698630137
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Large Hospital4.375
#Days per Year when more than 60 % of male births occur in Small Hospital41.25