Data Analytics case 7: Ranking for Manufacturing
Scenario
You are a data professional. A packaging factory has an issue: the team wants a league table of every line. As a Commercial Analyst, you are tasked to solve it.
Question
Rank groups from highest to lowest.
Your task
- Read the problem
- Write your solution in the editor
- Press Check my answer
- Deliverable: League table
- On success it is published as its own portfolio project
Data Analytics · Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis — question 7 of 30
1. Choose your dataset
Pick an industry and a size. Your code and results change to match.
Data Analytics case 7: Ranking for Manufacturing
Rank groups from highest to lowest.
Your code cell is below. Press Check my answer to run the cell — the result appears as Out [1].
💡 Explain my whole code, line by line (hover any word in the editor for a tip)
🌈 In short — no coding words
Altogether: this script runs top to bottom, one line at a time, building up the answer step by step.
Dataset & schema
machine_runs
The tiny starter data. Bigger data scrolls.
Fields
| run_id | line | units |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | LineA | 120 |
| R2 | LineB | 80 |
| R3 | LineA | 150 |
| R4 | LineC | 60 |
Manufacturing data only.
$ Press “Check my answer” — results appear here.Your next steps
Each item turns green when your answer includes it.
- Uses rank