Selecting either a RTD or a thermistor is entirely dependent upon the experiment and needed results. If the experiment calls for a wide temperature range, a RTD is the best component to use. The low sensitivity and the wide temperature range will provide the best results. On the other hand, if the temperature range is narrow then a thermistor will provide greater sensitivity to temperature change. Thermistors should be selected for the temperature range they will be used for. Using a 10kΩ thermistor near 25˚C is an optimal choice, but using the same 10kΩ thermistor near 0˚C may not be optimal due to very high sensitivity. A better choice may be a 3kΩ thermistor that has a resistance close to 10kΩ near 0˚C and a more reasonable sensitivity. A major disadvantage of platinum RTDs is the cost, which is typically in the tens of dollars. Thermistors, however, typically cost less than a dollar. This cost tradeoff is why thermistors are more commonly used in the industry then platinum RTDs.