def rank(self, dim, pct=False):
        """Ranks the data.

        Equal values are assigned a rank that is the average of the ranks that
        would have been otherwise assigned to all of the values within that
        set.  Ranks begin at 1, not 0. If `pct`, computes percentage ranks.

        NaNs in the input array are returned as NaNs.

        The `bottleneck` library is required.

        Parameters
        ----------
        dim : str
            Dimension over which to compute rank.
        pct : bool, optional
            If True, compute percentage ranks, otherwise compute integer ranks.

        Returns
        -------
        ranked : Variable

        See Also
        --------
        Dataset.rank, DataArray.rank
        """
        import bottleneck as bn

        if isinstance(self.data, dask_array_type):
            raise TypeError("rank does not work for arrays stored as dask "
                            "arrays. Load the data via .compute() or .load() "
                            "prior to calling this method.")

        axis = self.get_axis_num(dim)
        func = bn.nanrankdata if self.dtype.kind == 'f' else bn.rankdata
        ranked = func(self.data, axis=axis)
        if pct:
            count = np.sum(~np.isnan(self.data), axis=axis, keepdims=True)
            ranked /= count
        return Variable(self.dims, ranked)
Ranks the data.

        Equal values are assigned a rank that is the average of the ranks that
        would have been otherwise assigned to all of the values within that
        set.  Ranks begin at 1, not 0. If `pct`, computes percentage ranks.

        NaNs in the input array are returned as NaNs.

        The `bottleneck` library is required.

        Parameters
        ----------
        dim : str
            Dimension over which to compute rank.
        pct : bool, optional
            If True, compute percentage ranks, otherwise compute integer ranks.

        Returns
        -------
        ranked : Variable

        See Also
        --------
        Dataset.rank, DataArray.rank