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NAG Toolbox: nag_sort_intmat_rank_rows (m01df)

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    1  Purpose
    2  Syntax
    7  Accuracy
    9  Example

Purpose

nag_sort_intmat_rank_rows (m01df) ranks the rows of a matrix of integer numbers in ascending or descending order.

Syntax

[irank, ifail] = m01df(im, m1, n1, order, 'm2', m2, 'n2', n2)
[irank, ifail] = nag_sort_intmat_rank_rows(im, m1, n1, order, 'm2', m2, 'n2', n2)
Note: the interface to this routine has changed since earlier releases of the toolbox:
At Mark 22: m2 was made optional

Description

nag_sort_intmat_rank_rows (m01df) 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.
nag_sort_intmat_rank_rows (m01df) uses a variant of list-merging, as described on pages 165–166 in Knuth (1973). The function 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.

References

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

Parameters

Compulsory Input Parameters

1:     imldmn2 int64int32nag_int array
ldm, the first dimension of the array, must satisfy the constraint ldmm2.
Columns n1 to n2 of rows m1 to m2 of im must contain integer data to be ranked.
2:     m1 int64int32nag_int scalar
The index of the first row of im to be ranked.
Constraint: m1>0.
3:     n1 int64int32nag_int scalar
The index of the first column of im to be used.
Constraint: n1>0.
4:     order – string (length ≥ 1)
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'.

Optional Input Parameters

1:     m2 int64int32nag_int scalar
Default: the first dimension of the array im.
The index of the last row of im to be ranked.
Constraint: m2m1.
2:     n2 int64int32nag_int scalar
Default: the second dimension of the array im.
The index of the last column of im to be used.
Constraint: n2n1.

Output Parameters

1:     irankm2 int64int32nag_int array
Elements m1 to m2 of irank contain the ranks of the corresponding rows of im. Note that the ranks are in the range m1 to m2: thus, if the ith row of im is the first in the rank order, iranki is set to m1.
2:     ifail int64int32nag_int scalar
ifail=0 unless the function detects an error (see Error Indicators and Warnings).

Error Indicators and Warnings

Errors or warnings detected by the function:
   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.
   ifail=-399
Your licence key may have expired or may not have been installed correctly.
   ifail=-999
Dynamic memory allocation failed.

Accuracy

Not applicable.

Further Comments

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

Example

This example reads a matrix of integers and ranks the rows in descending order.
function m01df_example


fprintf('m01df example results\n\n');

im = [int64(6),5,4;
               5,2,1;
               2,4,9;
               4,9,6;
               4,9,5;
               4,1,2;
               3,4,1;
               2,4,6;
               1,6,4;
               9,3,2;
               6,2,5;
               4,9,6];

m1 = int64(1);
n1 = int64(1);
order = 'Descending';

[irank, ifail] = m01df( ...
                        im, m1, n1, order);

fprintf('      Data          Ranks\n\n');
for i = 1:size(im,1)
  fprintf('%5d',im(i,:));
  fprintf('    %7d\n',irank(i));
end


m01df example results

      Data          Ranks

    6    5    4          2
    5    2    1          4
    2    4    9         10
    4    9    6          5
    4    9    5          7
    4    1    2          8
    3    4    1          9
    2    4    6         11
    1    6    4         12
    9    3    2          1
    6    2    5          3
    4    9    6          6

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