Table 7 The curve similarity between subgroup opinions and group opinions, and the changes in the balance index values.

From: Consensus stability among composite decision makers in the framework of hesitant fuzzy graph model with application to doctor–patient disputes

Number of iterations

Subgroup opinion

Group opinions

Curve similarity

1

G1:(1, 4, 8, 9, 2, 5, 6, 7, 3)

G2:(1, 4, 2, 8, 6, 5, 9, 3, 7)

G3:(4, 2, 1, 6, 5, 8, 9, 3, 7)

(1, 4, 2, 8, 6, 5, 9, 3, 7)

0.7281

0.9111

0.7205

2

G1: (2, 1, 6, 4, 5, 8, 9, 7, 3)

G2: (1, 4, 8, 9, 5, 2, 6, 3, 7)

G3: (4, 2, 1, 6, 5, 8, 9, 3, 7)

(1, 4, 2, 8, 6, 5, 9, 3, 7)

0.7290

0.8233

0.7587