Kyle believes that patrons in his bar will be more likely to leave a tip if the tip jar already has some money in it, compared to when the tip jar is completely empty.To test this belief, he has the tip jar empty about half the time when a customer approaches the bar; the rest of the time he ensures there is at least $5.00 in the jar when a customer approaches.In Kyle's experiment, the patrons who see the empty tip jar are part of:

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The control group is the group that does not receive any treatment or manipulation in the experiment. In this case, the patrons who see the empty tip jar are not receiving any manipulation or treatment, and are simply being observed as a comparison to the experimental group (those who see at least $5.00 in the tip jar). Therefore, they are the control group.

Kyle Believes That Patrons in His Bar Will Be More