Redshift and i-mag distributions for the obscured BASS and one of the matched GZD subsamples. Only galaxies with i-mag measurements are included. Note that although the BASS Seyferts, in general, cover a redshift range up to z = 0.52, for visualization purposes, we limit the plot to z < 0.28, where ∼98% of BASS Seyferts are accounted for. The dashed curves represent constant absolute magnitudes, with most of the BASS sample falling between −20 and −23.5 as represented by the black curves.