10. Playing What-if Games
Maggie: “Mr. Dunn?”
Dunn: “I owe you money?”
Maggie: “No, Sir.”
Dunn: “I know your Mamma?”
Maggie: “I don’t rightly know, Sir.”
Dunn: “What do you want?”
Maggie: “I was on the other card.
I won my fight, too—Maggie Fitzgerald.”
Dunn: “Well, Maggie Fitzgerald, what do you want?”
Maggie: “Did you happen to see it?”
Dunn: “Nope.”
Maggie: “I did pretty good.
Thought you might be interested in training me.”
Dunn: “I don’t train girls.”
Maggie: “Maybe you should.
People seen me fight say I’m pretty tough.”
—HILARY SWANK AS MAGGIE FITZGERALD, AND CLINT EASTWOOD AS FRANKIE DUNN IN Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Playing what-if games means running simulations. To illustrate the process, we can use simulations to pick winning teams. ...
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