Ekos Research Associates

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]

EKOS Research Associates Inc.

EKOS Research headquarters, Ottawa, Canada
Company type	Private
Industry	Public opinion research Market research Economic research[1]
Founded	May 1980[2]
Founder	Frank Graves
Headquarters	Ottawa, Canada
Key people	Frank Graves (President)
Website	www.ekos.com

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

1. "Ekos Research Associates Inc". Bloomberg.
2. Valpy, Michael (17 June 2011). "A pollster's painful reckoning: 'How could I have screwed up so badly?'". The Globe and Mail.
3. Maher, Stephen; McGregor, Glen (24 April 2012). "Misleading calls aimed at Liberal, NDP, poll shows". Montreal Gazette. p. A11.
4. 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).

External links

• EKOS homepage