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卡内基梅隆大学统计系将购买一组计算机，专门用于支持若干应用和理论领域的统计研究。除了推动应用领域的科学进步外，如何使用并行处理集群进行统计研究的知识将通过对学生和访问者的教育以及通过在StatLib(公共数据和软件存储库)上发布算法来传播。应用领域包括估计宇宙微波背景辐射的不确定性，估计活体神经图像的信号，识别哪些基因与复杂疾病有关，以及学习神经元如何控制运动以帮助开发脑控假肢。这些领域中的每一个目前都是该系的教职员工和学生正在研究的领域，他们都将从新集群提供的更强的计算能力中受益。针对每一个应用程序的统计研究将产生在其他科学领域也有用的方法。

The Department of Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University willpurchase a cluster of computers dedicated to the support ofstatistical research in a number of applied and theoretical areas. In addition to advancing science in the applied areas, knowledge ofhow to use the parallel processing cluster for statistical research willdisseminate through education of students and visitors and throughpostings of algorithms on StatLib, the public repository of data andsoftware.The areas of application include estimating uncertainty about thecosmic microwave background radiation, estimating the signal from invivo neuroimages, identifying which genes are related to complexdiseases, and learning how neurons control movement to help developbrain-controlled prosthetics. Each of these areas is currently beingpursued by faculty and students in the Department, and they will allbenefit from the increased computing capabilities provided by the new cluster.The statistical research directed toward each of the applications will produce methodology that will be useful in other areas of scienceas well.