the question when should you use a loop?</p>
<p>In general loops are implemented inefficiently in R and should be avoided when better alternatives exist, especially when you’re working with large datasets. However, loop are sometimes the only way to achieve the result we want.</p>
<p><strong>Some examples of when using loops can be appropriate:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p>Some simulations (e.g. the Ricker model can, in part, be built using loops)</p></li>
<li><p>Recursive relationships (a relationship which