NAG Library Routine Document

m01def  (realmat_rank_rows)

 Contents

    1  Purpose
    7  Accuracy

1
Purpose

m01def ranks the rows of a matrix of real numbers in ascending or descending order.

2
Specification

Fortran Interface
Subroutine m01def ( rm, ldm, m1, m2, n1, n2, order, irank, ifail)
Integer, Intent (In):: ldm, m1, m2, n1, n2
Integer, Intent (Inout):: ifail
Integer, Intent (Out):: irank(m2)
Real (Kind=nag_wp), Intent (In):: rm(ldm,n2)
Character (1), Intent (In):: order
C Header Interface
#include nagmk26.h
void  m01def_ ( const double rm[], const Integer *ldm, const Integer *m1, const Integer *m2, const Integer *n1, const Integer *n2, const char *order, Integer irank[], Integer *ifail, const Charlen length_order)

3
Description

m01def ranks rows m1 to m2 of a matrix, using the data in columns n1 to n2 of those rows. The ordering is determined by first ranking the data in column n1, then ranking any tied rows according to the data in column n1+1, and so on up to column n2.
m01def uses a variant of list-merging, as described on pages 165–166 in Knuth (1973). The routine takes advantage of natural ordering in the data, and uses a simple list insertion in a preparatory pass to generate ordered lists of length at least 10. The ranking is stable: equal rows preserve their ordering in the input data.

4
References

Knuth D E (1973) The Art of Computer Programming (Volume 3) (2nd Edition) Addison–Wesley

5
Arguments

1:     rmldmn2 – Real (Kind=nag_wp) arrayInput
On entry: columns n1 to n2 of rows m1 to m2 of rm must contain real data to be ranked.
2:     ldm – IntegerInput
On entry: the first dimension of the array rm as declared in the (sub)program from which m01def is called.
Constraint: ldmm2.
3:     m1 – IntegerInput
On entry: the index of the first row of rm to be ranked.
Constraint: m1>0.
4:     m2 – IntegerInput
On entry: the index of the last row of rm to be ranked.
Constraint: m2m1.
5:     n1 – IntegerInput
On entry: the index of the first column of rm to be used.
Constraint: n1>0.
6:     n2 – IntegerInput
On entry: the index of the last column of rm to be used.
Constraint: n2n1.
7:     order – Character(1)Input
On entry: if order='A', the rows will be ranked in ascending (i.e., nondecreasing) order.
If order='D', into descending order.
Constraint: order='A' or 'D'.
8:     irankm2 – Integer arrayOutput
On exit: elements m1 to m2 of irank contain the ranks of the corresponding rows of rm. Note that the ranks are in the range m1 to m2: thus, if the ith row of rm is the first in the rank order, iranki is set to m1.
9:     ifail – IntegerInput/Output
On entry: ifail must be set to 0, -1​ or ​1. If you are unfamiliar with this argument you should refer to Section 3.4 in How to Use the NAG Library and its Documentation for details.
For environments where it might be inappropriate to halt program execution when an error is detected, the value -1​ or ​1 is recommended. If the output of error messages is undesirable, then the value 1 is recommended. Otherwise, if you are not familiar with this argument, the recommended value is 0. When the value -1​ or ​1 is used it is essential to test the value of ifail on exit.
On exit: ifail=0 unless the routine detects an error or a warning has been flagged (see Section 6).

6
Error Indicators and Warnings

If on entry ifail=0 or -1, explanatory error messages are output on the current error message unit (as defined by x04aaf).
Errors or warnings detected by the routine:
ifail=1
On entry,m2<1,
orn2<1,
orm1<1,
orm1>m2,
orn1<1,
orn1>n2,
orldm<m2.
ifail=2
On entry,order is not 'A' or 'D'.
ifail=-99
An unexpected error has been triggered by this routine. Please contact NAG.
See Section 3.9 in How to Use the NAG Library and its Documentation for further information.
ifail=-399
Your licence key may have expired or may not have been installed correctly.
See Section 3.8 in How to Use the NAG Library and its Documentation for further information.
ifail=-999
Dynamic memory allocation failed.
See Section 3.7 in How to Use the NAG Library and its Documentation for further information.

7
Accuracy

Not applicable.

8
Parallelism and Performance

m01def is not threaded in any implementation.

9
Further Comments

The average time taken by the routine is approximately proportional to n×logn, where n=m2-m1+1.

10
Example

This example reads a matrix of real numbers and ranks the rows in ascending order.

10.1
Program Text

Program Text (m01defe.f90)

10.2
Program Data

Program Data (m01defe.d)

10.3
Program Results

Program Results (m01defe.r)

© The Numerical Algorithms Group Ltd, Oxford, UK. 2017