Definition: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
Input: Statement: Given this range, the authors are encouraged by the relatively small deviation of the estimate from actual. Choices:  1. The authors are discouraged by the tiniest deviation. 2. The small deviation serves as encouragement for the authors. 3. The authors all majored in philosophy before becoming authors.

2