Bilateral Graph

A bilateral graph depicts increases on one side of a zero line and it decreases on the other side. They are used to display data when there are negative and positive values. On this bilateral graph above it shows how Bush's economic policies effect jobs and unemployment. The bottom line shows how jobs rise and the unemployment rate goes up and on the top line the unemployment rate decreases.

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