Ekos Research Associates

EKOS Research Associates Inc.
	EKOS Research headquarters, Ottawa, Canada
Company type	Private
Industry	Public opinion research; Market research; Economic research;
Founded	May 1980
Founder	Frank Graves
Headquarters	Ottawa, Canada
Key people	Frank Graves (President)
Website	www.ekos.com

EKOS Research Associates Inc. is a Canadian polling firm based in Ottawa, Canada, that specializes in public opinion, market and economic research.^[1] It was founded in 1980 by Frank Graves, with $5,000 he borrowed from his father.^[2] The firm uses interactive voice response for its political polls.^[3]

A Maclean's analysis found EKOS' polling for the 2019 Canadian federal election did not meet the accuracy standard of the top 5 Canadian polling firms (Forum Research, Mainstreet Research, Nanos Research, Ipsos-Reid, and Léger/Innovative).^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ekos Research Associates Inc". Bloomberg.
^ ^a ^b Valpy, Michael (17 June 2011). "A pollster's painful reckoning: 'How could I have screwed up so badly?'". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
^ Maher, Stephen; McGregor, Glen (24 April 2012). "Misleading calls aimed at Liberal, NDP, poll shows". Montreal Gazette. p. A11. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
^ Fournier, Philippe (20 May 2019). "How accurate are Canadian polls?". Maclean's. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023. The best final polls were conducted by Forum, Mainstreet, Nanos and Ipsos, all within a two-point radius (Liberal and Conservative numbers only). Both Léger and Innovative also did very well with similar numbers just outside of the two-point radius. Once again, if we zoom out from the centre, we notice EKOS and Angus Reid, which both had the Conservative score within less than a point, but underestimated the Liberals significantly (by four and four and a half points, respectively).

External links

EKOS homepage

[bloomberg-1] "Ekos Research Associates Inc". Bloomberg.

[Globe1-2] Valpy, Michael (17 June 2011). "A pollster's painful reckoning: 'How could I have screwed up so badly?'". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

[3] Maher, Stephen; McGregor, Glen (24 April 2012). "Misleading calls aimed at Liberal, NDP, poll shows". Montreal Gazette. p. A11. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.

[Mac1-4] Fournier, Philippe (20 May 2019). "How accurate are Canadian polls?". Maclean's. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023. The best final polls were conducted by Forum, Mainstreet, Nanos and Ipsos, all within a two-point radius (Liberal and Conservative numbers only). Both Léger and Innovative also did very well with similar numbers just outside of the two-point radius. Once again, if we zoom out from the centre, we notice EKOS and Angus Reid, which both had the Conservative score within less than a point, but underestimated the Liberals significantly (by four and four and a half points, respectively).

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Authority control databases
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National	United States