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Control Group

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A control group matches the experimental group in every respect except the one variable being tested.

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One wilting plant gets loosened soil; a second, otherwise identical wilting plant keeps its compacted soil untouched.

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Without a control, an improvement could come from the season changing, not from the plant's treatment.