title: Some statistical issues in project prioritization in the pharmaceutical industry.
abstract: Various aspects of portfolio management and project prioritization within the pharmaceutical industry are examined. It is shown that the cost and probability architecture of a project is a crucial aspect of its value. An appropriate simple tool for ranking projects is the Pearson index. Various difficulties are considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Statistical Science, University College London, U.K.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Senn
mesh_terms: D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017850:Economics, Pharmaceutical; D011336:Probability; D012106:Research / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D006113:United Kingdom