a clothing store is analyzing merchandise prices to make decisions on which to charge for clothing on clearance. the owner collects data on the price value(in dollars) of articles of clothing that are on sale throughout the seasons. what type of variable and level of measurement the owner is looking at? 1. quantitative variable, ordinal variable 2. quantitative variable, ratio variable 3. variable quantitative, interval level of measurement 4. categorical variable (qualitative), nominal level of measurement