Magnitude-distance relation for nearby galaxies in the parent NASA-Sloan sample. The ≈ 6500 AVOCADO dwarfs have been selected to lie within distances  Mpc and be fainter than M_i − 5 log h₁₀₀ > −18 mag (or M^∗ + 2.5). This ensures that the sample is volume-limited for objects M_i − 5 log h₁₀₀ ≲ −16 mag, furthermore including ≈ 1500 fainter systems down to M_i − 5 log h₁₀₀ ≈ −14 mag. The (peculiar-velocity-corrected) distance range also excludes the bulk of the Virgo and Coma dwarf galaxy populations.