BFM TV journalist Neïla Latrous questions the methodology of an Ifop survey on young people and “Islamism”.

ByMuhammad

BFMTV journalist Neïla Latrous expressed reservations about the methodology of an Ifop survey concluding that “Islamism” is on the rise among young people.

Speaking on air, she stressed that the study, presented as being based on a large panel of 14,000 people, was in reality based on a sub-sample of “a thousand and some” respondents. According to her, this group brings together “French Muslims, foreigners” as well as, specifies the Ifop notice, “people with poor command of French”. Without calling into question “the seriousness” of the institute, Neïla Latrous said she was “bothered” by the composition of the sample, believing that it mixes “a bit of cabbages and carrots”. She states that she would have “preferred an investigation based solely on French people of Muslim faith”.

In the opinion of several observers, the way of selecting the profiles interviewed and formulating the questions can strongly influence the results of a survey. They believe that by manipulating these parameters, it is possible to make a poll say roughly what you want, then present these figures in such a way as to fuel an anxiety-provoking narrative in the media space..

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