Rank Cases: Ties

This dialog box controls the method for assigning rankings to cases with the same value on the original variable.

The following table shows how the different methods assign ranks to tied values:

Table 1. Ranking methods and results
Value Mean Low High Sequential
10 1 1 1 1
15 3 2 4 2
15 3 2 4 2
15 3 2 4 2
16 5 5 5 3
20 6 6 6 4

Assigning Ranks to Tied Values

  1. From the menus choose:

    Transform > Rank Cases...

  2. Select one or more variables to rank. You can rank only numeric variables.
  3. Click Ties.
  4. Select a method for assigning ranks to tied values.