Mass comparisons as in Figure 14 plotted now as a function of observed magnitude and the b₁₀₀₀ parameter, a proxy for the degree of recent star formation less sensitive to dust than an NUV-optical color. Some of the redshift-dependent trends in the M_* offsets evident in Figure 14 may result from a more fundamental dependence on magnitude. The comparisons reveal little dependence on b₁₀₀₀, despite the fact that the near-IR S82-MGC M_* values are less sensitive to biases in M/L owing to recent star formation. The lack of any clear dependence on b₁₀₀₀ in the Portsmouth Passive comparison is particularly striking. Galaxies with higher b₁₀₀₀ values tend to be at greater redshifts, thus explaining the b₁₀₀₀-dependent trend in the Wisconsin comparison.