An Experiment

As anyone who's been to a concert an has not coughed knows, the audience always coughs - and it's more than slightly annoying. (Not maybe as annoying as clapping between movements or photographers with obnoxiously loud shutters snapping photos constantly, both of which I experienced today. But, still.) I thought of a hypothesis during the concert I saw today. As the good science student I also am, I decided to come up with a type-written experiment, even though I can't actually execute it.
The concert featured Branford Marsalis, and it was incredible. Just for the record.
But, the experiment:

Hypothesis: It is only a few audience members that create the coughing that distracts and annoys performers and audience members alike.

Materials:

• Orchestra (with conductor and full program)
• A suitably grey-haired audience
• Concert hall (large preferred for large audience size)
• Several ushers
• Pencil
• Paper
• Counter device (optional)
• Cough drops (several dozen)
• Funds for refunds that will inevitably be demanded

Procedure:

1. Commence concert as typical.
2. When an audience member coughs, escort them from the hall and provide them with cough drops. Provide refund if demanded. Do not permit them to reenter the hall.
3. For the duration of the concert repeat step 2.
4. Calculate percentage of patrons who were removed from the concert out of the total. If a small amount, hypothesis is likely correct.

Being as I can't exactly do this, I have no actual data. In the meantime, I'm just going to assume I'm correct, and will glare in the direction of the assumed few who cough during the Adagio.