55.4.6 Ranking criterion for modal contribution factors

If you select Rank as the variable to plot, the plots generated by the plug-in allow you to identify and rank significant modes based on the change in total response magnitude that would result from a fixed percentage increase in the real and imaginary components of the MCF (or partial response). The plug-in implements the ranking criterion as follows:

You can determine the top n modes based on the absolute value of and output and for these modes.