Bar Research Project
Methodology
Combining collection of quantitative data with qualitative techniques: immersion of researchers in subject matter, hypothesis not clearly defined initially, reliance upon subjectivity of researchers.
Initial research area: investigate the relationships between several numerical variables mapping experience of bars in East London.
- Collect numerical data for several variables per bar.
- Bars selected by distance from home of one researcher (NM)
- Bars rated for number of variables (list subject to change)
- Presence of beautiful people (percentage)
- Art factor (scale to be decided)
- Number of games (board games etc) available (scale to be decided)
- Food snacks (bar snacks, not ‘gastro’ meals) (scale to be decided)
- Extent to which other people initiate conversation (scale to be decided)
- Psycho-geography of local area (scale to be decided)
- Price of crisps (scale to be decided)
- Number of seats (per sq. metre?)
- Saturation of People per square metre
- Saturation with ‘habitual drinkers’ (scale to be decided)
- Average age (numeric range)
- Extent of media coverage (scale to be decided)
- Extent of ‘acting out’ (scale to be decided)
- ‘Star Bar’ potential (scale to be decided)
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