Computes the rank of an ordered set of value within groups. Tie values are assigned the same rank, and the next ranking is incremented by 1.
Rank values start at
1and increment.Ranking order varies depending on the data type of the source data. For more information, see Sort Order.
You must use the
groupandorderparameters to define the groups of records and the order of those records to which this function is applied.- This function works with the following transforms:
- This function assigns ranking of the next value of a set of ties as a single increment more. For more discrete ranking, see RANK Function.
Basic Usage
denserank() order:Times group:Racer
Output: Returns the dense ranking of Times values, grouped by the Racer column.
Syntax and Arguments
denserank() order: order_col group: group_col
For more information on the order and group parameters, see Window Transform.
For more information on syntax standards, see Language Documentation Syntax Notes.
Examples
Tip: For additional examples, see Common Tasks.
Tip: For additional examples, see Common Tasks.
Example - Rank Functions
RANK- Generates a ranked order of values, ranked within a group.- If there are three tie values in a group, the next ranking is three more than the tie values.
- See RANK Function.
DENSERANK- Generates a ranked order of values, ranked within a group.- If there are three tie values in a group, the next ranking is one more than the tie values.
- See DENSERANK Function.
Source:
The following dataset contains lap times for three racers in a four-lap race. Note that for some racers, there are tie values for lap times.
| Runner | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Dave | 1 | 72.2 |
| Dave | 2 | 73.31 |
| Dave | 3 | 72.2 |
| Dave | 4 | 70.85 |
| Mark | 1 | 71.73 |
| Mark | 2 | 71.73 |
| Mark | 3 | 72.99 |
| Mark | 4 | 70.63 |
| Tom | 1 | 74.43 |
| Tom | 2 | 70.71 |
| Tom | 3 | 71.02 |
| Tom | 4 | 72.98 |
Transformation:
You can apply the RANK() function to the Time column, grouped by individual runner:
| Transformation Name | Window |
|---|---|
| Parameter: Formulas | RANK() |
| Parameter: Group by | Runner |
| Parameter: Order by | Time |
You can use the DENSERANK() function on the same column, grouping by runner:
| Transformation Name | Window |
|---|---|
| Parameter: Formulas | DENSERANK() |
| Parameter: Group by | Runner |
| Parameter: Order by | Time |
Results:
After renaming the columns, you have the following output:
| Runner | Lap | Time | Rank | Rank-Dense |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark | 4 | 70.63 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark | 1 | 71.73 | 2 | 2 |
| Mark | 2 | 71.73 | 2 | 2 |
| Mark | 3 | 72.99 | 4 | 3 |
| Tom | 2 | 70.71 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom | 3 | 71.02 | 2 | 2 |
| Tom | 4 | 72.98 | 3 | 3 |
| Tom | 1 | 74.43 | 4 | 4 |
| Dave | 4 | 70.85 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave | 1 | 72.2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave | 3 | 72.2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave | 2 | 73.31 | 4 | 3 |
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