%0 Journal Article %T Measuring Linear and Nonlinear Associations %A Masoud Yarmohammadi %J Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology %D 2013 %I Maxwell Science Publication %X In this study, we propose a new approach based on two nonparametric techniques to capture the linear and nonlinear associations. The singular spectrum analysis technique, which is a powerful method for filtering noisy series, is used as a noise reduction method and mutual information is considered for measuring the level of association. The performance of the proposed approach is assessed using the simulated and real time series. %K Association %K mutual information %K noise reduction %K singular spectrum analysis %U http://maxwellsci.com/jp/abstract.php?jid=RJASET&no=265&abs=01