# Sampling Strategies: SMOTE, ADASYN, Borderline-SMOTE, SMOTE-NC — The Art of Synthesizing Positive Samples

> Source: https://sukruyusufkaya.com/en/learn/anomali-tespiti/sampling-stratejileri-smote-adasyn
> Updated: 2026-05-13T13:04:49.181Z
> Category: Anomali Tespiti
> Module: Module 3: Data Preparation, Imbalanced Data and Labeling
**TLDR:** Generating synthetic positive samples for imbalanced data: random over/undersampling, SMOTE, ADASYN, Borderline-SMOTE, SMOTE-NC (numeric + categorical), SMOTE-Tomek hybrid; imblearn pipeline and common pitfalls.