Ekos_Research_Associates

Ekos Research Associates

Ekos Research Associates

Canadian research company

EKOS Research Associates Inc. is a Canadian polling firm 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.[4]

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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).[5]

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    "Ekos Research Associates Inc". Bloomberg.
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    Valpy, Michael (17 June 2011). "A pollster's painful reckoning: 'How could I have screwed up so badly?'". The Globe and Mail.
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    "Survey of Canadians' Views on Statistics Canada" (PDF). Canada.gov. Communications and Dissemination Branch, Statistics Canada. July 2018. ISBN 978-0-660-27242-9.
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    Maher, Stephen; McGregor, Glen (24 April 2012). "Misleading calls aimed at Liberal, NDP, poll shows". Montreal Gazette. p. A11.
  5. [5]
    Fournier, Philippe (20 May 2019). "How accurate are Canadian polls?". Maclean's. 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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