August 2019 — April 2021
- Ecological and multivariate community statistics analysis was performed in supermarkets to quantify the availability of healthy food and to potentially identify food deserts as areas without a diverse selection of food. Test whether produce diversity is correlated with neighborhood income or demographics.
- The results were that the diversity of produce varied, there were fewer choices in neighborhoods with a higher proportion of minorities, but there were no consistent patterns of produce diversity in Broward County.
- Data collection for samples of produce and supermarkets was entered in MS Excel. Data analysis and interpretation of absence/presence of produce in supermarkets using Primer 6.