11. Loops and Conditional Statements#

11.1. Introduction#

11.2. Learning Objectives#

11.3. For Loops#

11.3.1. Basic For Loop Syntax#

11.3.2. Processing Multiple Data Points#

11.3.3. Iterating Through Geographic Collections#

11.4. While Loops#

11.4.1. Basic While Loop Structure#

11.4.2. Practical While Loop Example#

11.5. Control Statements: Making Decisions in Your Code#

11.5.1. The if Statement#

11.5.2. Multiple Conditions and Complex Logic#

11.5.3. Logical Operators for Complex Conditions#

11.6. Combining Loops and Control Statements#

11.6.1. Counting and Analyzing Data#

11.6.2. Building Summary Statistics#

11.7. Loop and Control Statement Decision Guide#

11.8. Key Takeaways#

11.9. Exercises#

11.9.1. Exercise 1: Using For Loops to Process Coordinate Lists#

11.9.2. Exercise 2: While Loops for Iterative Processing#

11.9.3. Exercise 3: Conditional Logic in Loops#

11.9.4. Exercise 4: Filtering Data with Combined Loops and Conditionals#

11.9.5. Exercise 5: Generating and Analyzing Random Coordinates#