Data Analysis for a Self-Reporting Questionnaire

I am required to present a proposal to an ethics committee in order for them to approve my research project. I have no background in statistics, but am required to describe my methods for analysing the data which I have accrued from self-reporting questions. I can say that I would seek the help of a statistician, or use a certain computer programme, but I have to show the committee that I know something about analysing the data of self-reporting questionnaires. My questionnaire has been checked by my supervisor who thought it was a reasonable one for a first attempt. However, I feel that it is very much the work of a novice and therefore lacks structure for data analysis. Is coding an... click for more

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