The error associated with the nature of the classifier. Structural risk minimization tunes the complexity of the classification function in order to optimize the generalization. The true risk combines structural risk with empirical risk, which is dependent on the training set.
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(2009). Structural Risk. In: Li, S.Z., Jain, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Biometrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73003-5_618
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