Table 1 Allocation of all participants to groups after they all provided baseline data

1

The FCM has k prognostic factors, denoted f₁, …, f _k and all linked.

2

The FCM has one intervention linked to the k prognostic factors.

3

The Fuzzy Cognitive Map is built from all participants data and denoted FCM(f₁, …, f _k )

4

For each participant i

4-a

 The participant’s expected change is computed by E_i = FCM(f₁, …, f_k)

5

Participants are sorted in ascending order of E_i

6

Assume that participants must be allocated to n groups. For each participant in order:

6-a

 Allocate participant i to group (i modulo n)