Description

The RANK.EQ function returns the statistical rank of a given value, within a supplied array of values. If there are duplicate values in the list, these are given the same rank. If you sort the list, the rank of the number would be its position.

Syntax

RANK.EQ (number,ref,[order])

Arguments

Argument	Description	Required/ Optional
Number	The number whose rank you want to find.	Required
Ref	An array of, or a reference to, a list of numbers. Non-numeric values in Ref are ignored.	Required
Order	A number specifying how to rank number.	Optional

Notes

If Order is 0 (zero) or omitted, Excel ranks Number as if Ref were a list sorted in descending order.
If Order is any nonzero value, Excel ranks Number as if Ref were a list sorted in ascending order.
RANK.EQ gives duplicate numbers the same rank. However, the presence of duplicate numbers affects the ranks of subsequent numbers.
For some purposes one might want to use a definition of rank that takes ties into account. This can be done by adding the following correction factor to the value returned by RANK.EQ

Correction factor for tied ranks =

[COUNT (ref) + 1  RANK.EQ (number, ref, 0)  RANK.EQ (number, ref, 1)]/2

This correction factor is appropriate both for the case where rank is computed in descending order (order = 0 or omitted) or ascending order (order = nonzero value).

If the supplied number is not present within the supplied ref, RANK.EQ returns #N/A error.
If the values in the supplied ref array are text values, RANK.EQ returns #N/A error.

Applicability

Excel 2010, Excel 2013, Excel 2016

Example

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