making decisions in this using the if statement to make simple decisions performing more advanced decision making with the if else statement creating multiple decision levels by nesting statements he ability to make decisionto take one path or anotheris an essential element of performing useful work math gives the computer the capability to obtain useful information decisions make it possible to do something with the information after it' obtained without the capability to make decisionsa computer would be useless so any language you use will include the capability to make decisions in some manner this explores the techniques that python uses to make decisions think through the process you use when making decision you obtain the actual value of somethingcompare it to desired valueand then act accordingly for examplewhen you see signal light and see that it' redyou compare the red light to the desired green lightdecide that the light isn' greenand then stop most people don' take time to consider the process they use because they use it so many times every day decision making comes naturally to humansbut computers must perform the following tasks every time obtain the actual or current value of something compare the actual or current value to desired value perform an action that corresponds to the desired outcome of the comparison