Brock’s modified example, with levelling down. achievement index calculated for three different values of v
| Condition | Patient | Achievement index | ||||
| A | B | C | v = 2 | v = 4.9 | v = 6 | |
| 1 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 14.44 | 11.37 | 10.88 |
| 2 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 13.89 | 11.59 | 11.365 |
| 2* | 11 | 15 | 20 | 13.33 | 11.57 | 11.358 |
2* = Modified with levelling down. Person C’s health outcome is reduced from 25 to 20 life years
v, priority weight.