 Exponential classification risk (source code)

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= Exponential classification risk

For labels $Y\in\{-1,1\}$ and a real-valued score $f$, the exponential loss is $\phi(Yf(X))=e^{-Yf(X)}$. Its population and empirical risks are
$$
R_\phi(f)=\mathbb E[e^{-Yf(X)}],
\qquad
\widehat R_\phi(f)=\frac1n\sum_{i=1}^ne^{-Y_if(X_i)}.
$$

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