Digitizer randomly typing on its own

I just put a new replacement digitizer screen on my iPad 3, it is now randomly typing and functioning on it's own. i now trying to figure out the cause. I thinking either short out, or bad replacement digitizer screen. Anyone have any other poss cause. plz n thx

Go to settings>icloud>storage and back up>back up
after that
general>reset>erase all content and settings
then while your going through the activation proccess click icloud restore
and go from there

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    Model info and OS version: blackberry 8220 smartphone v4.6.0.174 (platform4.1.0.58)
    Apps and free space
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