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A scatter diagram is a figure in which one variable is plotted against another. Each point in the figure shows the values of these two variables at a point in time.
The Demand for Money
For a given level of nominal income, a lower interest rate increases the demand for money. At a given interest rate, an increase in nominal income shifts the demand for money to the right.
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Figure 4 -1 suggests two main conclusions: