<h3 id="heading-problem-description-amp-analysis">Problem description &amp; analysis:</h3>
Here below is a data table:
<img src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:766/0*oey4Efl2XEtuc_5i" alt />
Task: Rank the data (in descending order) by the order combination of three columns, Maths, English, and PE.
<h3 id="heading-solution">Solution:</h3>
Use SPL XLL and enter the following code in cell F2:
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">=spl("=?1.rank@z(?2.conj())",C$2:E$12,C2:E2)
</code></pre>
The result is as follows:
<img src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:760/0*rYlA1rDq_YL_n3xY" alt />
Then drag F2 down to every relevant row:
<img src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:766/1*wskAQt9Yg-Hdm1IBi7fZ0Q.png" alt />
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### Problem description & analysis:

Here below is a data table:

![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:766/0*oey4Efl2XEtuc_5i align="left")

**Task**: Rank the data (in descending order) by the order combination of three columns, Maths, English, and PE.

### Solution:

Use **SPL XLL** and enter the following code in cell F2:

```plaintext
=spl("=?1.rank@z(?2.conj())",C$2:E$12,C2:E2)
```

The result is as follows:

![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:760/0*rYlA1rDq_YL_n3xY align="left")

Then drag F2 down to every relevant row:

![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:766/1*wskAQt9Yg-Hdm1IBi7fZ0Q.png align="left")

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#114 — Ranking of Row-Based Data — by the Combination of Multiple Columns

Problem description & analysis:

Solution: