This book deals with the basics of Research Methodology (RM) for Business Research and statistical analysis for dealing with data using two software: R (a free statistical analysis environment) and MS-Excel. Apart from the basic concepts of Research Methodology, the book contains an additional chapter on improving academic writing. It contains important details on plagiarism, citation and referencing in MS-Word, and improving project/dissertation writing using free online software. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan or Bhutan)