R·R essentials

Control flow

Use if/else for branches and for/while for loops, though vectorised operations are usually preferred.

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What you will be able to do
  • Use if (condition) { } else { }.
  • Loop with for (x in values).
  • Prefer vectorised expressions over loops.

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Use if/else for branches and for/while for loops, though vectorised operations are usually preferred.

  • Use if (condition) { } else { }.
  • Loop with for (x in values).
  • Prefer vectorised expressions over loops.
flow.rR
score <- 84
if (score >= 80) {
  print("pass")
} else {
  print("retry")
}
for (n in 1:3) print(n)
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Answer from memory: Which construct loops over values?

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