private final int scale;

    private Scale(int scale) {
      checkArgument(scale > 0, "Quantile scale must be positive");
      this.scale = scale;
    }

    /**
     * Specifies a single quantile index to be calculated, i.e. the k in the kth q-quantile.
     *
     * @param index the quantile index, which must be in the inclusive range [0, q] for q-quantiles
     */