An employee at Company Z claims that the company discriminates against Veterans, noting that of the 15 senior executives in the company, only one is a Veteran and only 15 of the 250 administrative staff members are Veterans. Which one of the following offers the strongest argument against the employee's claims?
1) Veteran and non-Veteran executives at the company earn the same salary.
2) The number of Veteran job applicants that Company Z rejected is approximately the same as the number of Veterans job applicants rejected by other companies.
3) Veteran and non-Veteran executives at the company are equally qualified.
4) The long hours required of Company Z's senior executives are less attractive to Veteran job applicants.
5) The ratio of Veteran to non-Veteran employees at Company Z is about the same as the ratio of Veteran to non-Veteran job applicants.