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What do the results from Schach et al. (2003) indicate about the relative distribution of maintenance activities compared to (Lientz and Swanson, 1980)?

a.

The relative distribution of maintenance activities is the same as (Lientz and Swanson, 1980)

b.

The relative distribution of maintenance activities is better than (Lientz and Swanson, 1980)

c.

The relative distribution of maintenance activities is worse than (Lientz and Swanson, 1980)

d.

The relative distribution of maintenance activities is different from (Lientz and Swanson, 1980)

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Answer: (d).The relative distribution of maintenance activities is different from (Lientz and Swanson, 1980) Explanation:Schach et al. (2003) investigated maintenance effort in three systems and found results that are quite different from the general picture given by (Lientz and Swanson, 1980).

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