FAQ: Window Functions - RANK

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This community-built FAQ covers the “RANK” exercise from the lesson “Window Functions”.

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Analyze Data with SQL

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For Windows Functions: Rank, why would someone use Row instead?

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Hi! I’m unfamiliar with ranking and was surprised to learn that a two-way tie at 7 skips 8, and the next ranking is 9. Would a three-way tie at 7 skip 9 also, making the next ranking 10, or does it always skip one ranking regardless of how many rows are tied?

Thanks!

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Yes it would skip as many as there are tied ranks (not just a single jump). It might help if you treat it like a competitive league table or similar, e.g.

Team Score Position
A 120 1
B 80 2
C 80 2
D 80 2
E 35 5

A came 1st with a score of 120. B, C and D all have equal scores of 80 and are joint second place. E is in 5th place with a score of 35; in table form this might seem a little clearer as E is the 5th team.

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@tgrtim Thank you, that’s super helpful! I clearly haven’t spent a lot of time around competitive things since this is entirely news to me :slight_smile:

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Potential typo in step 1: “What happened to our first 3 results?”
The hint text then references rows 7 and 8.

Had me worried since my first 3 results (rows 1 - 3??) didn’t change.