Implementing a total order ranking in PostgreSQL 8.3

Question

The issue with 8.3 is.....rank is introduced in 8.4.

consider the numbers [10,6,6,2]

I wish to achieve a rank of those numbers where the rank is equal to the th

Answer 1

Do you have a PK for this table?

Just self join and count items with: a higher or equal score and higher PK.

PK comparison will break ties and give you desired result.

And after you upgrade to 9.1 - use row_number().