Review Question - QID 7153

A research study developed a computer finite element model to predict and compare the fixation strength of two different methods of repairing a proximal tibial fracture. To "validate" the computer model, the investigators compared its output to the results of a bench-top model of the fixation using cadaver tibiae. The investigators then calculated the degree of correlation between the fracture motion data from the two models, and obtained a correlation coefficient, R2 = 0.97, and a level of statistical significance of p = 0.03. What is the appropriate conclusion from this correlation analysis?