# Diversity analysis

### (Alpha diversity)

#### Community Diversity by Sample

* Shannon index: The Shannon index measures the diversity of species in a community.

* Gini-Simpson index: The Gini-Simpson index measures the evenness of species in a community (how similar abundances are across species).

#### Community Diversity by Boxplot
Select a Group Type:

* Box plots showing the distribution of alpha diversity as measured by PD whole tree, ASVs, Shannon, and Gini-Simpson, among the groups

#### Diversity Index

Sample name

#### Group Management

#### How to Customize Groups:

1. Click Download Template to get the `metadata.xlsx` file.
2. Open the file and specify your custom groups for each sample in the 'Group' sheet.
3. Save the changes and click Upload File to apply your custom grouping.

Important: Custom group settings are temporary. If you navigate away or refresh this page, you will need to re-upload the file.

Download Template Upload File