The phrase "a legitimate hypothesis" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a theory or proposition that is valid and justifiable based on evidence or reasoning.
Example: "After reviewing the data, we concluded that a legitimate hypothesis was formed regarding the correlation between the two variables."
Alternatives: "a valid hypothesis" or "a credible hypothesis".
A legitimate hypothesis is not an article of faith.
"Mr Darwin's remarkable speculation on the origin of species is another unimpeachable example of a legitimate hypothesis... he has opened up a path of inquiry full of promise, the results of which none can foresee".
Nevertheless, the present manuscript includes gaps in logic and major weaknesses that compel me to conclude that at the present stage, the idea is sheer, unfounded speculation not a legitimate hypothesis.
There has been a recent move to understand how seizures begin and terminate through the study of macrostructural networks using animal models, neuroimaging data, and simulated data; loss of connectivity between brain regions is a legitimate hypothesis for the etiology of both focal and generalized seizures.
Since it was first popularized by Dr. Clarence Grim in 1988, there has been absolutely no biomedical data supporting the slavery hypothesis as a legitimate scientific conclusion.
If there is only one type of mitochondria in the bruchids, and if this mitochondria carries the two gene copies, it seems at first sight that the presence of two cytb copies in Z. subfasciatus rules out the hypothesis of a legitimate recombination to transfer this gene.
Potentially, these studies lend support to the hypothesis that transformed cells may utilize Lyn in the maintenance of their phenotype, making it a legitimate therapeutic target, but that Lyn itself is not a primary initiator of transformation.
The following points arise: (1) Testing whether we can reject the null hypothesis that a patient's score is an observation from the population of control scores can be a legitimate aim for single-case researchers, not just clinicians.
That's a legitimate point.
It is a legitimate question.
