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178. Rank Scores

Table: Scores

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| Column Name | Type |
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| id | int |
| score | decimal |
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id is the primary key (column with unique values) for this table.
Each row of this table contains the score of a game. Score is a floating point value with two decimal places.

Write a solution to find the rank of the scores. The ranking should be calculated according to the following rules:

The scores should be ranked from the highest to the lowest.
If there is a tie between two scores, both should have the same ranking.
After a tie, the next ranking number should be the next consecutive integer value. In other words, there should be no holes between ranks.
Return the result table ordered by score in descending order.

The result format is in the following example.
 

Example 1:

Input:
Scores table:
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| id | score |
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| 1 | 3.50 |
| 2 | 3.65 |
| 3 | 4.00 |
| 4 | 3.85 |
| 5 | 4.00 |
| 6 | 3.65 |
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Output:
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| score | rank |
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| 4.00 | 1 |
| 4.00 | 1 |
| 3.85 | 2 |
| 3.65 | 3 |
| 3.65 | 3 |
| 3.50 | 4 |
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From: LeetCode
Link: 178. Rank Scores

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Solution:

Ideas:

1. SELECT score: Selects the score column from the Scores table.
2. DENSE_RANK() OVER (ORDER BY score DESC) AS rank: The DENSE_RANK() function is used here. The OVER (ORDER BY score DESC) clause specifies that the ranking should be done in descending order of the scores. The result of this ranking is labeled as rank.
3. FROM Scores: Specifies the table to retrieve the data from.
4. ORDER BY score DESC: Orders the final result by the score in descending order.

Code:

SELECT 
    score,
    DENSE_RANK() OVER (ORDER BY score DESC) AS `rank`
FROM 
    Scores
ORDER BY 
    score DESC;