Record the results from the individual sheets, placing a check mark in the appropriate box. Calculate an Overall Severity Score for Each Illness. Score the relative severity of each illness by assigning a number value to each category of severity. Thus, in the following example, white discharge is considered the most severe with a score of I 5. Create a Ranking for Each Illness Based on the Raw Severity Scores.
Higher numbers indicate greater severity.
Record ties as the same ranking number. A high score indicates that people consider this illness more severe. Examine the distribution of votes. Note that backache and fever have the same score, but very different distributions. There is more agreement about severity for backache.