SES Research
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Nanos Research is a Canadian
public opinion and research company
established in 1987. It is run by Nik Nanos
, who also maintains a popular blog discussing political polling numbers.
For the 2004 Federal Election SES launched a publicly available nightly tracking program, the first of its kind in Canadian election history. The firm received great praise when it correctly predicted the outcome of the 2006 Federal Election
to within one tenth of one percentage point for the four major parties - a record in Canadian polling history.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
public opinion and research company
Opinion poll
An opinion poll, sometimes simply referred to as a poll is a survey of public opinion from a particular sample. Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions and then extrapolating generalities in ratio or within confidence...
established in 1987. It is run by Nik Nanos
Nikita Nanos
Nik Nanos is a Canadian public opinion pollster and an expert on image research and crisis communications management.-Company history:...
, who also maintains a popular blog discussing political polling numbers.
For the 2004 Federal Election SES launched a publicly available nightly tracking program, the first of its kind in Canadian election history. The firm received great praise when it correctly predicted the outcome of the 2006 Federal Election
Opinion polling in the Canadian federal election, 2006
Opinion polling in the Canadian federal election of 2006 showed a long period of variable support for the governing Liberal Party of Canada and opposition Conservative Party of Canada. Prior to and throughout much of the campaign, the Liberals held a small lead over the Conservatives; as of early...
to within one tenth of one percentage point for the four major parties - a record in Canadian polling history.