CLUSTER ANALISIS IN MODELING FOOD SECURITY AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL

Based on the statistical data for regions of Ukraine with the use of cluster analysis by k-means classification of regions of Ukraine on the structure of consumption of basic foodstuffs. Analyzed the relationship between the structure of consumption and the level of economic security areas. To determine the factors that explain regional differences were found in the structure of food consumption the method of analysis of variance. The effect on the volume and structure of consumption in production of food, cash income, the cost of an average range of food items, as well as the proportion of the rural population in the region.