Installer App bounces but doesn't open.

Hey guys.
So for my statistics class I have to use this program called JMP. There is a Mac version available from my school so I downloaded it and unzipped it accordingly. I thought I had it downloaded on my Mac, but somehow it disappeared. I was going to do it again and it seemed to be going well. However, when I go into the folder and run the installer app, all the app does is bounce in my dock and when I click on it, it disappears from the dock. I looked through my app folder to see if it was already there and I looked through finder to see if it was anywhere but no luck. Can anyone explain some possible explanations and what to do when this happens? Thanks.

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