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: Participants referred to a landmark study on financial reporting by the Jenkins Committee4 as evidence that little has changed. Choices:  1. Participants felt that everything was different, citing the study as evidence. 2. The study was used as evidence that things were still the same. 3. The Jenkins Committee wrote the study a year ago.

2