Mapping Cigarettes Similarities using Cluster Analysis Methods

Sorana D. Bolboacă and Lorentz Jäntschi
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Sorana D. Bolboacă: “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, 6 Louis Pasteur, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Lorentz Jäntschi: Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 103-104 Muncii Bdv, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania

IJERPH, 2007, vol. 4, issue 3, 1-10

Abstract: The aim of the research was to investigate the relationship and/or occurrences in and between chemical composition information (tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide), market information (brand, manufacturer, price), and public health information (class, health warning) as well as clustering of a sample of cigarette data. A number of thirty cigarette brands have been analyzed. Six categorical (cigarette brand, manufacturer, health warnings, class) and four continuous (tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide concentrations and package price) variables were collected for investigation of chemical composition, market information and public health information. Multiple linear regression and two clusterization techniques have been applied. The study revealed interesting remarks. The carbon monoxide concentration proved to be linked with tar and nicotine concentration. The applied clusterization methods identified groups of cigarette brands that shown similar characteristics. The tar and carbon monoxide concentrations were the main criteria used in clusterization. An analysis of a largest sample could reveal more relevant and useful information regarding the similarities between cigarette brands.

Keywords: Tobacco tar; nicotine and carbon monoxide; heath warnings; explanatory health messages; multidimensional analysis; cluster analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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