Table 2 Research Hypotheses,, "Regression model hypothesis",Interpretation, H: ?q2 - ?q1 > 0,Block repair is incomplete; not to good as new., H: ?q3 > 0,The repair fraction of good as new is decreasing., H: ?q4 > 0,The failure rate increases with the time since block repair., H: ?q5 > 0,There is an accelerated failure rate with increasing time since repair.,