.. _halo_catalog_analysis_tutorial:

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Tutorials on analyzing halo catalogs 
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By following these tutorials, you will learn how to use Halotools to 
analyze a halo catalog. Each of the examples below is in principle stand-alone, 
so that you can pick and choose from any of the pages below according to 
the kind of analysis you are most interested in. 
In cases where material covered in a previous example is necessary 
to understand some aspect of one of the more complicated later calculations, 
a link to the previous example will always be provided. 

Basic examples
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Each of the examples in this section gives a specific demonstration of how to perform a 
straightforward calculation on a halo catalog. By reading through 
these examples, you will gain a working knowledge of all the major functions 
in the `~halotools.mock_observables` package. 

halo properties as a function of halo mass
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   basic_examples/halo_catalog_analysis_tutorial1

cross-matching halo catalogs 
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	crossmatching_halo_catalogs

halo properties as a function of distance from a nearby halo 
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   basic_examples/halo_catalog_analysis_tutorial2