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EKOS Research Associates Inc.
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EKOS Research headquarters, Ottawa, Canada
Company typePrivate
Industry
  • Public opinion research
  • Market research
  • Economic research
Founded1980
FounderFrank Graves
HeadquartersOttawa, Canada
Key peopleFrank Graves (President)
Websitewww.ekos.com

EKOS Research Associates Inc. is a Canadian polling firm based in Ottawa, Canada, that specializes in public opinion, market and economic research. It was founded in 1980 by Frank Graves, with $5,000 he borrowed from his father. The name "EKOS" was taken from the Greek word oikos, meaning "house".

The firm uses interactive voice response for its political polls.

References

  1. ^ "Ekos Research Associates Inc". Bloomberg.
  2. ^ Andrew-Gee, Eric (August 20, 2015). "Survey Says: The Future of Polling is Hard to Predict". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on December 12, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2025.(subscription required)
  3. Valpy, Michael (June 17, 2011). "A pollster's painful reckoning: 'How could I have screwed up so badly?'". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.(subscription required)
  4. Cleroux, Richard (March 17, 2003). "Pollster Graves is in 'the house'". The Hill Times. Ottawa. Retrieved January 24, 2025.(subscription required)
  5. Maher, Stephen; McGregor, Glen (April 24, 2012). "Misleading calls aimed at Liberal, NDP, poll shows". Montreal Gazette. p. A11. Archived from the original on November 18, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  6. Grenier, Eric (August 8, 2013). "How robo-calls work: the cheap and easy way to poll". The Globe and Mail. Ottawa. Archived from the original on December 20, 2024. Retrieved October 6, 2023.(subscription required)

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