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Oracle® Database SQL Language Reference
11g Release 1 (11.1)

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PERCENT_RANK

Aggregate Syntax

percent_rank_aggregate::=

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Analytic Syntax

percent_rank_analytic::=

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Description of the illustration percent_rank_analytic.gif

See Also:

"Analytic Functions" for information on syntax, semantics, and restrictions

Purpose

PERCENT_RANK is similar to the CUME_DIST (cumulative distribution) function. The range of values returned by PERCENT_RANK is 0 to 1, inclusive. The first row in any set has a PERCENT_RANK of 0. The return value is NUMBER.

See Also:

Table 2-10, "Implicit Type Conversion Matrix" for more information on implicit conversion

Aggregate Example

The following example calculates the percent rank of a hypothetical employee in the sample table hr.employees with a salary of $15,500 and a commission of 5%:

SELECT PERCENT_RANK(15000, .05) WITHIN GROUP
   (ORDER BY salary, commission_pct) "Percent-Rank" 
   FROM employees;

Percent-Rank
------------
  .971962617

Analytic Example

The following example calculates, for each employee, the percent rank of the employee's salary within the department:

SELECT department_id, last_name, salary, 
   PERCENT_RANK() 
      OVER (PARTITION BY department_id ORDER BY salary DESC) AS pr
   FROM employees
   ORDER BY pr, salary;

DEPARTMENT_ID LAST_NAME                     SALARY         PR
------------- ------------------------- ---------- ----------
           10 Whalen                          4400          0
           40 Marvis                          6500          0
. . .
           80 Vishney                        10500 .176470588
           50 Everett                         3900 .181818182
           30 Khoo                            3100         .2
. . .
           80 Johnson                         6200 .941176471
           50 Markle                          2200 .954545455
           50 Philtanker                      2200 .954545455
           50 Olson                           2100          1
. . .