20250721 - if...else conditions

Author: isaactpetersen

dataManagement.Rmd

@@ -277,6 +277,11 @@ is.na(mydata$prediction) | mydata$parch >= 1
 # If...Else Conditions {#ifelse}
 
 We can use the construction, `if()...else if()...else()` if we want to perform conditional operations.
+The typical construction of `if()...else if()...else()` operates such that it first checks if the first `if()` condition is true.
+If the first `if()` condition is true, it performs the operation specified and terminates the process.
+If the first `if()` condition is not true, it checks the `else if()` conditions in order until one of them is true.
+For the first true `else if()` condition, it performs the operation specified and terminates the process.
+If none of the `else if()` conditions is true, it performs the operation specified under `else()` and then terminates the process.
 The construction, `if()...else if()...else()` can only be used on one value at a time.
 
 ```{r}