Quantile text

Author: nmcl

docs/manual.adoc

@@ -863,3 +863,24 @@ provided, then the histogram automatically calculates the number of buckets, oth
 The values of a bucket can be obtained from the sizeByName  method.
 
 The width of each bucket is provided by the width method.
+
+==== Quantile
+
+The Quantile class provides a means of obtaining the p-quantile of a distribution of values, i.e., the value below which p-percent of the distribution lies.
+
+----
+public  class  Quantile  extends  PrecisionHistogram
+{
+    public  Quantile  ();
+    public  Quantile  (double  q)  throws  IllegalArgumentException;
+
+    public double getValue (); 
+    public double range ();
+
+    public void print (); 
+};
+----
+
+The p-quantile probability range must be specified when the object is instantiated, and can be obtained via the range method.
+
+The actual quantile value is provided by getValue method.