[Q] What statistical analysis would fit my dissertation?
I'm currently writing my politics dissertation, using data from Hansard to see if/how politicians have changed their framing on a certain issue. I am coding statements using Mary Douglas’ cultural theory categories: fatalist, egalitarian, hierarchical, and individualist. Some statements also have a primary and secondary frame, for example primarily hierarchical but secondarily egalitarian. With my data, I have split it into two time periods, pre and post-event. My instinct is to compare the percentage distribution of frames across the two periods, then use that as the basis for qualitative analysis of what the shift means. Unfortunately I have little statistical training, so I'm trying to work out if there is something that would be methodologically appropriate and realistic. I don’t want to force an overly complicated model onto a project that is mainly qualitative, but I also want the analysis to feel rigorous. Do you think that percentages would be enough here? Or are there other techniques which could strengthen my analysis? Thanks.