Based on the premise "Imagine we now have been asked to examine in more detail what explains differences among states in missing returns, since cumulatively the effect is to make states look poorer than they actually would be if they collected revenues authorized by their own legislatures.", can we conclude the hypothesis "We have been asked to investigate variation in missing returns." is true (see options)?

Available options:
(1). yes;
(2). it is not possible to tell;
(3). no;
(1).