The phrase "a numerical ranking" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the order or position of items based on numerical values, such as in competitions, surveys, or evaluations.
Example: "The students were given a numerical ranking based on their test scores, with the highest score receiving first place."
Alternatives: "a quantitative ranking" or "a ranked list based on numbers."
Each Kerouacian prose poem was accompanied by a numerical ranking, from one to ten.
Some programs apply a numerical ranking for every known spam characteristic that the message fits.
The complaint said, "Even though the Secret Service promotion system has a numerical ranking, it is excessively subjective, is not job related and has been implemented through a 'good old boy network' to the exclusion of African-American Special Agents.
Each stadium's performance in these areas translated to a numerical ranking from one to 30.
(Just to clarify, Dealupa doesn't actually have a numerical ranking on each deal, it's inherent to the algorithm).
Using a standardized measure, the model spits out a numerical ranking of volatility so investors can make apples-to-apples comparisons.
Using a patent-pending process of link analysis, Google's technology gives a numerical rank to Web pages based on the number of times those pages are linked from an authoritative Web site.
He further stabilized the structure of Thai society by assigning all officials and all his subjects a numerical rank (sakdi na) notionally expressed in terms of units of land from 4,000 acres for the highest minister down to 10 acres for the humblest freeman thus making explicit the relative status of everyone in the kingdom.
The main feature of Identified is its so-called "Identified Score", which assign a numerical rank (out of 100) to professionals based on their work history, education history and social network.
To do that, the startup offered a product that it promised would become something akin to the "Google Page Rank for people," assigning a numerical rank (out of 100) to professionals and companies based on their education, career path, social footprint and more — a la Klout.
For example, if a gene exhibits significantly higher expression in wild-type than in cli186 in a particular treatment, expression for that gene may be summarized with a numerical rank of 'two' in wild-type and 'one' in cli186.
