Some researchers have found that less-affluent neighborhoods have fewer places to buy healthy types of food. You wish to test this hypothesis in the southwest region of the United States and see if it is true on average. Therefore, you draw a random and representative sample of 500 neighborhoods throughout the Southwestern states and classify them based on their income level (lower-income, middle-income and upper-income). For each neighborhood in your sample, you also measure the number of places available where residents can buy healthy foods. You conduct your statistical analysis and hope to present your findings to stakeholders and community groups.

What is the sample?

What is the population?

Is is an inferential or descriptive statistic?

What are the variable(s) involved?

What is the level(s) of measurement?

What are the independent and dependent variable(s)? (If any)

What is the statistical analyases