caRamel (version 1.4)

val2rank: Converting the values of a vector into their rank

Description

converts the values of a vector into their rank

Usage

val2rank(X, opt)

Value

R : rank vector

Arguments

X

: vector to treat

opt

: integer which gives the rule to follow in case of tied ranks (repeated values): if opt = 1, one returns the average rank, if opt = 2, one returns the corresponding rank in the series of the unique values, if opt = 3, return the max rank

Author

Fabrice Zaoui

Examples

# Definition of the parameters
X <- matrix(rexp(100), 100, 1)
opt <- 3
# Call the function
res <- val2rank(X, opt)