A full and frank explanation of the variables

This explains the ways each variable is rated:

Variable	Scale / rating	Explained
Presence of beautiful people	1 to 5	1 – empty of beautiful people, 5 – as full of beautiful people as it is likely a bar could be. n.b.’beautiful people’ includes interesting dressed people, as well as the conventionally good looking.
Art factor	1 to 5	1 – no art at all, 5 – choc-full of art. n.b. ‘art’ is more expansive than paintings or photographs on the wall.
Number of games	Numeric	Board games, snooker, cards etc. available for play
Food snacks	1 to 5	1 – extremely poor or non existent snacks, 5 – excellent range of snacks. n.b. ‘food snacks’ does NOT include meals.
Extent to which other people initiate conversation	1 to 5	1 – no conversations initiated by strangers, 5 – high level of conversation initiating by others.
Psycho-geography	1 to 5	1 – unpleasant and uninteresting area, 5 – highly interesting local area
Price of crisps	Numeric	How much crisps are, in pence.
Number of seats per square metre	Numeric	Square metres to be worked out by ‘best guess’ or ‘pacing’ method
Number of people per square metre	Numeric	Square metres to be worked out by ‘best guess’ or ‘pacing’ method
Average age	Numeric	Take a guess
Extent of acting out	1 to 5	1 – polite, well-behaved crowd; no attention seeking; confined use of space. 5 – lairy behaviour; taking up space in the venue; attention seeking.
Star bar potential	1 to 5	Extent to which the venue has the potential to be talked about, celebrated and remembered
Number of children	Numeric	Under 10.
Number of animals	Numeric	Probably dogs.