Empirical statistical models attempt to recreate real world distributions based on the empirical analysis of a population of real samples. In biometric sample synthesis an example of an empirical statistical model is the frequencies of loops and whorls on various fingers.
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(2009). Empirical Statistical Models. In: Li, S.Z., Jain, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Biometrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73003-5_369
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