This document discusses matrix decomposition and its applications in statistics. It introduces several common matrix decompositions including LU, QR, Cholesky, Jordan, spectral, and singular value decompositions. The LU decomposition is described in detail, including how it can be used to solve systems of linear equations by decomposing a matrix A into lower and upper triangular matrices L and U such that A = LU. Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating the L and U matrices and using them to solve systems of linear equations.