Existence of a gaussian random vector $Z$ such that $X = AZ$ for some random vector $X$?

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Let $X$ be an $n$-dimensional Gaussian random vector with mean $0$ and covariance $AA^T$. Clearly, if $Z$ is an $n$-dimensional Gaussian random vector with mean $0$ and covariance $I$ (the identity matrix), then $X$ and $AZ$ have the same distribution.

However, can I say that there exists $Z$ with mean $0$ and covariance $I$ such that $X = AZ$? If $A$ were invertible, I can let $Z = A^{-1}X$. What about for the general case where $A$ is an aribtrary matrix.