# Imbalance-Aware Calibration

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> Updated: 2026-05-13T21:01:29.933Z
> Type: glossary
> Category: veri-bilimi-ve-veri-yonetimi
**TLDR:** An approach that helps model probabilities reflect true risk levels more accurately under class imbalance.

<p>Imbalance-aware calibration aims to correct what model probabilities really mean in rare-event settings. Under class imbalance, a model may achieve high accuracy while still producing probabilities that are overly confident or overly conservative. This directly affects risk thresholds, alerting systems, and resource allocation. Calibration methods become especially important when class ratios shift or when resampling has been used. Good decision-making requires not only predicting the class correctly, but also producing trustworthy probabilities.</p>