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+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+aspirin_total = 11037
+aspirin_heart = 104
+aspirin_pop = ([0]*(aspirin_total-aspirin_heart) + [1.0]*aspirin_heart).shuffle
+
+placebo_total = 11034
+placebo_heart = 189
+placebo_pop = ([0]*(placebo_total-placebo_heart) + [1.0]*placebo_heart).shuffle
+
+def sample a, n
+  sample = []
+  n.times { 
+    sample << a[rand(n)]
+  }
+
+  return sample
+end
+
+ratios = []
+(0).upto(100000) {
+  
+  aspirin_sample = sample(aspirin_pop, aspirin_total)
+  placebo_sample = sample(placebo_pop, placebo_total)
+  
+  r = aspirin_sample.inject(:+) / placebo_sample.inject(:+)
+  ratios << r
+}
+
+ratios.sort!
+
+mean = ratios.inject(:+)/ratios.size
+var = 0
+ratios.each { |r|
+  var +=  (mean - r)**2
+}
+stddev = Math.sqrt(var/ratios.size)
+
+puts "mean = %f"%mean
+puts "stddev = %f"%stddev
+
+_25th = ratios[0,0.25*ratios.size]
+puts "25th = %f"%(_25th.inject(:+)/_25th.size)
+
+_975th = ratios[0.975*ratios.size, ratios.size]
+puts "975th = %f"%(_975th.inject(:+)/_975th.size)
+