Category Revenue Rankings

Category Revenue Rankings :Rank Product Categories by Total Sales with Tie-Aware Revenue Comparison Advanced

Assign fair, tied-aware ranks to product categories based on their total sales.

Xorthax is curious about how different product categories compare in total sales. Write a query to assign a rank to each category based on its total revenue, ensuring that tied categories receive the same rank and that no ranks are skipped.
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It mirrors retail or e-commerce reporting where categories are ranked by total revenue to identify top-selling groups.

You’ll practice ranking aggregated results while ensuring ties are handled consistently in performance comparisons.

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