32 subjects attempted to generate 100 random digits. Their responses were measured using eight tests, the results of which were intercorrelated and factor analyzed. 32 simulated subjects were also generated from a table of random numbers and subjected to the same analysis. Three factors emerged from the human data: repetition, seriation, and cycling. These results support the 1970 analysis of Rabinowitz. It was suggested that these factors should be considered in any attempt to relate random production to a concept of randomness.

Subjects were shown pairs of dot patterns, a regular one and a randomly arranged set, and were asked to say which appeared more numerous. In three experiments using 53 college students regular patterns appeared significantly more numerous than random arrays, with an average illusion of 5.5%. The results were discussed in relation to the breakdown of conservation of number.

In a sample of 48 subjects, there was a significant inverse relation between item size and estimation of numerosity. This result was shown to be consistent with Gestalt theory. According to this approach, the components of good figures appear more numerous, and smaller items produce better figures.

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Direct provision of affordable rented housing by local authorities is fast disappearing in Britain with the transfer of homes to quasi-private landlords. This article describes the process as it has unfolded since the late 1980s, and suggests that it imposes greater long-term risks on former council tenants and town hall staff, while also generating considerable costs for the taxpayer. The process also excludes the many tenants who either reject transfer or are not given the choice, and therefore exacerbates inequalities. There are immediate and substantial benefits for transferred tenants, but this has to be weighed against the loss of a municipal public service.