• A STUDY ON SMOKING PROBLEM USING FUZZY MATRIX METHOD

Abstract

In this paper, the maximum age-group of cigarette smokers who have started smoking due to various reasons have been investigated. The authors have divided and defined four types of matrices which are called initial raw data matrix (IRD matrix),average time dependent data matrix (ATD matrix),refined time dependent data matrix(RTD matrix),and combined effect time dependent data matrix (CETD matrix), and apply an algebraic applications of fuzzy matrix theory to deal smoking problem.