TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.
PROBLEM: Statement: The data collected in the third phase are not specified before the first  they emerge, often with surprises, from the initial observations. Choices: 1. The data collected in the third phase is the most telling and most significant part of the process. 2. There are two phases to data collection to keep the process swift. 3. Data collected in the third phase may be surprising and unexpected based on initial observations.

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Statement: A draft summary of the Health Security Act, released in September of 1993, contained a chart showing projected growth for Medicare slowing to less than 6 percent by 1997, and less than 5 percent by 1999. Choices: 1. Medicare's overall growth did indeed slow to less than 6 percent by 1997, and less than 5 percent by 1999.  2. the 1993 draft summary showing projected growth for Medicare increasing rapidly over the coming years.  3. The draft summary of the Health Security Act was released in September of 1993. 

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Statement: Data collection Reliability jeopardized by lack of common guidance in data collection Choices: 1. The data collection was a problem because of lack of information. 2. There was plenty of guidance given for the data collection. 3. The data collection reliability was jeopardized because there wasn't common guidance.

SOLUTION:
1