SPSS® 12.0 Command Syntax Reference

RANK
RANK [VARIABLES=] varlist [({A**})] [BY varlist]
{D }
[/TIES={MEAN** }]
{LOW }
{HIGH }
{CONDENSE}
[/FRACTION={BLOM**}]
{TUKEY }
{VW }
{RANKIT}
[/PRINT={YES**}]
{NO }
[/MISSING={EXCLUDE**}]
{INCLUDE }
The following function subcommands can each be specified once:
[/RANK**] [/NTILES(k)] [/NORMAL] [/PERCENT]
[/RFRACTION] [/PROPORTION] [/N] [/SAVAGE]
The following keyword can be used with any function subcommand:
[INTO varname]
**Default if the subcommand is omitted.
Example
Overview
Options
RANK VARIABLES=SALARY JOBTIME.
RANK produces new variables containing ranks, normal scores, and Savage and related
scores for numeric variables.
Methods. You can rank variables in ascending or descending order by specifying A or D on
the VARIABLES subcommand. You can compute different rank functions and also name the
new variables using the function subcommands. You can specify the method for handling
ties on the TIES subcommand, and you can specify how the proportion estimate is computed
for the NORMAL and PROPORTIONAL functions on the FRACTION subcommand.
Format. You can suppress the display of the summary table that lists the ranked variables and
their associated new variables in the working data file using the PRINT subcommand.
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