Address underlying compatibility issue with scipy 1.11.0 #2396
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See warning in scipy 1.9's documentation.
See warning in https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy-1.9.0/reference/generated/scipy.stats.mode.html
The SPEC0 suggests that scipy 1.8 be dropped in 2024, but I think it is OK to drop it a little early.
If you don't want to drop it, we could add a version check for the keyword argument, but that seems a little much.
The keyword argument
keepdimswas added in scipy 1.9xref: #2290